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by thih9 2092 days ago
> Why not just say, “the code that the developers wrote”

Because some readers might not know what is the source code. Or they might have a vague idea but they might not understand what it means for the source code to be released.

> I don’t think the concept of source code is inaccessible to laymen.

I don’t think the article claims that. On the contrary; how I see it, the article explains the concept.