> Is that not a "model" because it is not necessarily graphical?
For some people model==graphical, usually mechanical/electrical engineers, not software-engineers. Engineers maintain the holy "model", and the translation to lowly code is a job for the lowest-bidding software person.
Maybe it wasn't clear, but I do not agree with that point of view, and tried to explain how I think people may have found their belief.
I assumed the parent^4 was labeling their code model in an attempt to elevate themself to the ranks of the code painters.
For some people model==graphical, usually mechanical/electrical engineers, not software-engineers. Engineers maintain the holy "model", and the translation to lowly code is a job for the lowest-bidding software person.
Maybe it wasn't clear, but I do not agree with that point of view, and tried to explain how I think people may have found their belief.
I assumed the parent^4 was labeling their code model in an attempt to elevate themself to the ranks of the code painters.