Marvin Elsen ｜ 柳博慎
A computational process is indeed much like a sorcerer’s idea of a spirit. It cannot be seen or touched.
It is not composed of matter at all. However, it is very real. It can perform intellectual work. It can
answer questions. It can affect the world by disbursing money at a bank or by controlling a robot arm in
a factory. The programs we use to conjure processes are like a sorcerer’s spells.
from Abelson and Sussman, Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (1984)
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