Comparing coding to magic is not exactly an exaggeration.

You string together a bunch of very specific instructions (magic words) that can command your computer to do whatever you want it to do. Sure, it can't exactly make you teleport to the other side of the world, but it can do equally mind-blowing things like creating your own assistant (remember Iron Man's J.A.R.V.I.S?) and taking a photo of a black hole.

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