It may be difficult for software engineers to appreciate that a literary index is a work of art, and, done right, most usually a labour of love.
In software, indexing is a mechanical process, subject to automation. In literature, indexing is a subjective art, requiring enormous cognitive effort and juxtapositions of intellectual scale to achieve a useful, informative result.
In software, indexing is a mechanical process, subject to automation. In literature, indexing is a subjective art, requiring enormous cognitive effort and juxtapositions of intellectual scale to achieve a useful, informative result.