The Business Of Software

I hear people using either "Code" or "Software" as if they were synonyms.

I notice Software Companies Sales-engineers using "code" quite often -when presenting the software in public events or at the customer site, while the Sales-non-engineers use "software", always.

The distinction between Code&Software is subtle. Programmers write code, the list of programming language declarations aimed at giving instructions to computers. Software actually is the end product: it is what the user perceives, experiences.

When demonstrating  the software to the client, the difference can be significant. It is definitely Software what our customers buy.