Let's assume that magic works such that the results of your spellcasting are equivalent to the amount of effort put into it. (I mostly disagree with this notion, but that's for another time.) Now imagine that you're a technomancer, and you do magic by writing a batch file/shell script then running it. Presumably, based on the above assumption, the more thorough or extensive your code, the better results you get when you run it. If you were to run it again, would you still get the same results? Or would they be diminished because the effort put into the second casting was far less than the original writing of it? I.e., is the original effort persistent across future iterations or not? And in either case, does that same principle extend to other kinds of sorcery? If so, how does that manifest? (Pun very much intended)
In a way, the described bit of programming could be considered a sigil. Does the effort required by our initial assumption come from the creation of the sigil, the charging of it, or both? If the first case is true, how does one quantify the effort? If the second, does the charging need to be done by the caster? People use all sorts of "inanimate" or allogenic methods for charging, like celestial bodies, the elements, even electrical outlets or electronic devices. Do these fulfill the effort requirement? And if it's a combination of both creation and charging, how do the previous questions factor in? Do the two components have to be equivalent, or can one be leveraged to make up for a deficit in the other? Like if you're disabled and can't exert yourself that much--mentally, physically, or otherwise.
