> I think the real connection is that programming truly is a generalizable tool. A wizard can apply magic to all kinds of general situations. Similarly, a progr

> I think the real connection is that programming truly is a generalizable tool. A wizard can apply magic to all kinds of general situations. Similarly, a programmer can apply computation generally. A musician can make magical, mind-blowing music but they can’t use music to make a dishwasher. In Alan Dean Foster's Spellsinger series the protagonist is able to conjure up (on separate occasions) a Jeep and a boat using music magic. A dishwasher wouldn't have been much of a challenge (other than their usual difficulty in getting the result they were aiming for and the fact that there wouldn't be electricity or plumbing to hook it up to).