"It doesn't stop being magic just because you know how it works" - Terry Pratchett The FA does seem to specify a particular frustration that my pithy quote doe

"It doesn't stop being magic just because you know how it works" - Terry Pratchett The FA does seem to specify a particular frustration that my pithy quote doesn't address >>"It is common to see nowadays statements like “this is too magical for less experienced developers to understand”. As Matz says (reciting from memory), “Ruby is complex language to make developer’s life simple”, not the other way round. >>Your car’s engine and your computer’s processor are pretty complicated, too, but that doesn’t mean that they are “magical”. Neither that you shouldn’t use them and stick to “less magical” solutions." I think this is a separate point but it is one I agree with. Probably some nuance here, but I think the problem is less that something is seen as magic and more that something might be prematurely hobbled.