> The law is less like source code and more like bytecode with the legal system working as a constantly changing interpreter. Sure, the bytecode gets updated. However, in this case, the interpreter is more often updated than the bytecode.
You just identified the difference between Civil Law and Common Law, in a way that computer scientists can fully grasp it!
You just identified the difference between Civil Law and Common Law, in a way that computer scientists can fully grasp it!