There was a novel by A&B Strugatsky, Monday starts on Saturday, which has this subplot (vaguely), and deals with an Institute of magic, and the protagonist is a programmer:)) set in 60-s − 70-s and with a pinch of propaganda. Translated into English, though i don’t know how good.
Maybe you’d find it amusing, if at least for naivete.
There was a novel by A&B Strugatsky, Monday starts on Saturday, which has this subplot (vaguely), and deals with an Institute of magic, and the protagonist is a programmer:)) set in 60-s − 70-s and with a pinch of propaganda. Translated into English, though i don’t know how good.
Maybe you’d find it amusing, if at least for naivete.