Metaphors have value. Is magic a good metaphor? It doesn't imply metaprogramming specifically to me, but it implies that the computer figures something out with

Metaphors have value. Is magic a good metaphor? It doesn't imply metaprogramming specifically to me, but it implies that the computer figures something out without seemingly being told how, which gives me quite a bit of information. Otoh, one man's boring code is another man's magic, so it's relative. But so is "performant", "simple" etc. Those are certainly useful terms, but they rely on context. There are worse sins in programming jargon; like when you overuse technical terms so much that you lose the "point" of what it's supposed to do. Another one is using heavily overloaded abstract terms without explaining which variant you're thinking of. If you say "service" without context, I will come after you :)