It's all magic. :-)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Larry Wall suggests that everything works like magic, implying a sense of wonder or mystery.
- In plain terms
- Everything feels magical.
- What can you take from it?
- Embrace curiosity about how things work.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What feels magical to you?
- Why do we label unknowns as magic?
Another view
It may down a simplistic view that ignores underlying complexity.
More from Larry Wall
It is, of course, written in Perl. Translation to C is left as an exercise for the reader. :-)
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