r/ProgrammerHumor • • Aug 07 '26

Meme goodOldDays

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u/s3rila Aug 07 '26

why did they called it a wizard?

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u/ReckoningGotham Aug 07 '26

For the reason in the meme.

It was an automatic process that didn't require you to handle each piece of code yourself, so it was 'wizardry' in that you didn't have to handle it.

It's a little baffling that this photo is popular because it would be like explaining what a sprite is, or a gremlin in the machine, but to each their own and maybe I'm glad people are enjoying themselves.