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Feynman's view on CS is similar by Hal Abelson's take on the term (see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQLUPjefuWA). Abelson's point about CS being more like magic has always stuck with me.

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I really loved the portrayal of programmers as sorcerers and programs as spells in SICP. It's a very apt metaphor.

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