— ratfactor.comThe good kind of magic is when there is no magic. I like it when I find a tool or technique and feels like magic. Then I read the source code and that looks like magic. So I learn it and study it until it becomes familiar. Is the magic gone? No, if anything, it feels even more magical. Especially when the solution is far simpler than I would have imagined. Simple but surprising.
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