Book review of Dot Slash Magic by Liz Shipton (opens in new tab)

I love programming because I find it the opposite of magic. I find it logic. I know that if I tackle a problem using certain rules I will finally get it to work. When I show a person the finalised product, they often comment that it seems like magic, but it is not. It is just hardwork, processing and occasionally using old bits of script and adapting them, but what it it was magic? What could you program if you had magical skills? An AI that works spells for you? Seven has designed such an ap...