To me, programming languages feel like incantations that elicit magic. Of course, I'm only interested in the magic, but in as much as the incantations link to t

To me, programming languages feel like incantations that elicit magic. Of course, I'm only interested in the magic, but in as much as the incantations link to the magic in ways that I can turn around in my head to make more/better magic, the incantations themselves have value in my mind.