Fate. So many strange things have happened to me that I've failed to believe in randomness a long time ago. Programming has proved even more so. Of course, even if life really is set to follow a certain path, we will likely never be able to find the "magic tape/book" or whatever has all of our actions predetermined.

"Stephen Wolfram is the creator of Mathematica and is widely regarded as the most important innovator in scientific and technical computing today." - Stephen Wolfram