Pretty much! It probably sounds lame, but the main reason I enjoy programming is that I can, if I take enough time, reason about everything that's going on and

Pretty much! It probably sounds lame, but the main reason I enjoy programming is that I can, if I take enough time, reason about everything that's going on and use that knowledge to build, fix and improve systems people get some value out of. For me, the magical part is the possibility to understand the magic. I find it even hard to reason about models I have full access to, downright impossible if it's some blackbox on someone else's severs. Maybe I'm outdated, I suppose time will tell.