For some reason, this approach makes me think of the difference between “wizardry” and “sorcery” in some fantasy magic systems. The magic of “wizards” is fundamentally based on a deep study and understanding of arcane things, perhaps assisted by some (necessary or helpful) tools of great power. “Sorcerers” summon supernatural beings and are able to control them, cajole them, and protect themselves and others against them (with more or less success)... but the actual desired magical effect is performed by those beings.
Computing has historically been a field of wizardry. It's... interesting (?) to see so many people pushing so hard in the direction of sorcery, and in fact applying that sorcery to other fields, in which they themselves aren't quite able to validate whether the spell worked or not.
I thought you were going to talk about the difference between D&D wizards and sorcerers: the former are the same as you describe, whereas the latter are born with some sort of innate talent for casting spells without needing to learn it or necessarily practice any discipline. It honestly also kind of fits; there's a difference between "I worked hard to learn the skills I have so I can explicitly craft the solution to the problem I have" and "idk man I just kinda point and think 'go magic spell' and the magic happens".
Sorcerers are the vibe coders of D&D magic, which perfectly describes how wizards in-universe feel about them.
gbjcantab · · focus · HN ↗
Computing has historically been a field of wizardry. It's... interesting (?) to see so many people pushing so hard in the direction of sorcery, and in fact applying that sorcery to other fields, in which they themselves aren't quite able to validate whether the spell worked or not.
saghm · · focus · HN ↗
Sorcerers are the vibe coders of D&D magic, which perfectly describes how wizards in-universe feel about them.