July
4,
2023
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For software developers and programmers, source code is the stock in trade. It is what they get paid for, but who owns the code once it has been written? From ownership of copyright in the code, developers can reuse their code for other projects without having to redevelop that code. Both developers and the clients need to be clear as to what rights they each retain or own at the end of the project.
‘Source code’ and ‘executable files’
Programming is the process of typing a sequence of characters into a text editor. The file i...