Code is for humans to read, that it compiles/interprets to a program is a side effect. Otherwise we'd all be passing around binaries (or byte encoded files) with our thick stacks of documentation.
What's your take on the multitude of software that you buy together with all the README files, Word or PDF documents describing how to use the software, what does it do, and all that jazz? Do we (humans) get to view all that code and see what Microsoft Office Word 2007 can do for us?
The claim "code is for humans to read" does not logically lead to claim "code is the only thing for humans to read". There are different kinds of humans, programmers, maintainers, end-users, and idiots are some. You're a member of the later.
Code is for humans to read, that it compiles/interprets to a program is a side effect. Otherwise we'd all be passing around binaries (or byte encoded files) with our thick stacks of documentation.