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⎯ΘωΘ⟶yog@mathstodon.xyz
2022-10-29

In the #context of #computer #programming, #magic is an #informal #term for #abstraction; it is used to #describe #code that #handles #complex #tasks while #hiding that #complexity to #present a #simple #interface. The term is somewhat tongue-in-cheek, and often #carries #bad #connotations, #implying that the #true #behavior of the code is not #immediately #apparent. For #example, #Perl's #polymorphic #typing and #closure #mechanisms are often #called "magic".

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