There is no magic: Only Abstractions
“Magic is just an abstraction you don’t understand.” I came across a post from Preston Thorpe, a brilliant, incarcerated software engineer. He wrote an article about how he became a professional software engineer from the prison. No, you aren’t hallucinating. Prison! Truly inspiring, but I digress. I then checked out another of his posts titled “Magic isn’t real.” While this is already beautifully written and packed with lessons and nuggets, it made me reflect on my own journey, and I thought to share. ...