The Pleasure of Pattern
First published 2010. I stand by this observation although I’d love to learn more about the neuro-chemical mechanisms that might support it. Studying poker has helped me crack a long-standing (maybe 20-year-old) puzzle for me: why are so many programmers musicians? I’ve sang and played guitar and various other stringed instruments since I was 8 and I started programming at 13, so I’ve lived this dual life for a long time, but I’ve never understood it. I’ve heard explanations like “music is mathematical and programming is mathematical”, but I was never satisfied with them because ...
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