Music and Programming are both just Balls-In-The-Air
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I had a former supervisor equate programming to juggling - many balls in the air at a given time. I know that's nothing new, but it fits. You tear into a problem, unwire the code, then string it back together. We all know the pain of distractions while the code is unwired, while many balls are in the air. OK, what got me thinking this morning was [Christian Graus's New Guitar post](https://www.codeproject.com/Messages/5971605/New-guitar). I was wondering if a collection of programmers is more likely to relate to a new guitar post than other communities. I relate. I'm not an accomplished musician, but I play. My guitar sits right next to my computer. I often back away from the keyboard and strum/pick a tune to work my way out of a rut. Is there something that might make a musician more likely to be a computer person, or visa-versa. Of course we know music is mathematical and programming certainly has a mathematical component, but I don't think that's it. For me it's the balls-in-the-air aspect. Fun music for me is playing my banjo or guitar in a jam session with other players. When I don't know the song, I'll look at a guitar player's hands to see what chords they are making, then play the same chord structure on my Banjo. So see a guitar G, play a banjo G is the first translation. Sometimes the banjo is tuned in C and capoed to a D, which requires another translation. So, the guitar player is playing a G, I need to be playing around G, I'm tuned in C, but capoed to D, better play an F shape. That's going on at the speed of the music. That's music's balls-in-the-air situation. So there's my thesis. Music and programming both involve trying to hang on to several things at once, and that's why you find so many programmers are also musicians.
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I had a former supervisor equate programming to juggling - many balls in the air at a given time. I know that's nothing new, but it fits. You tear into a problem, unwire the code, then string it back together. We all know the pain of distractions while the code is unwired, while many balls are in the air. OK, what got me thinking this morning was [Christian Graus's New Guitar post](https://www.codeproject.com/Messages/5971605/New-guitar). I was wondering if a collection of programmers is more likely to relate to a new guitar post than other communities. I relate. I'm not an accomplished musician, but I play. My guitar sits right next to my computer. I often back away from the keyboard and strum/pick a tune to work my way out of a rut. Is there something that might make a musician more likely to be a computer person, or visa-versa. Of course we know music is mathematical and programming certainly has a mathematical component, but I don't think that's it. For me it's the balls-in-the-air aspect. Fun music for me is playing my banjo or guitar in a jam session with other players. When I don't know the song, I'll look at a guitar player's hands to see what chords they are making, then play the same chord structure on my Banjo. So see a guitar G, play a banjo G is the first translation. Sometimes the banjo is tuned in C and capoed to a D, which requires another translation. So, the guitar player is playing a G, I need to be playing around G, I'm tuned in C, but capoed to D, better play an F shape. That's going on at the speed of the music. That's music's balls-in-the-air situation. So there's my thesis. Music and programming both involve trying to hang on to several things at once, and that's why you find so many programmers are also musicians.
I don't think programming has the immediacy of the activities you mention. As such, maybe there isn't the thrill either. If you also read the thread about medieval coding, a comparison was made to construction work. P.S. I am definitely not musical and I am inept at juggling. The best I can juggle is to bounce (three) lacrosse balls on the floor, which I think most people consider an advanced technique. I find it much easier than trying to juggle in the air.
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I had a former supervisor equate programming to juggling - many balls in the air at a given time. I know that's nothing new, but it fits. You tear into a problem, unwire the code, then string it back together. We all know the pain of distractions while the code is unwired, while many balls are in the air. OK, what got me thinking this morning was [Christian Graus's New Guitar post](https://www.codeproject.com/Messages/5971605/New-guitar). I was wondering if a collection of programmers is more likely to relate to a new guitar post than other communities. I relate. I'm not an accomplished musician, but I play. My guitar sits right next to my computer. I often back away from the keyboard and strum/pick a tune to work my way out of a rut. Is there something that might make a musician more likely to be a computer person, or visa-versa. Of course we know music is mathematical and programming certainly has a mathematical component, but I don't think that's it. For me it's the balls-in-the-air aspect. Fun music for me is playing my banjo or guitar in a jam session with other players. When I don't know the song, I'll look at a guitar player's hands to see what chords they are making, then play the same chord structure on my Banjo. So see a guitar G, play a banjo G is the first translation. Sometimes the banjo is tuned in C and capoed to a D, which requires another translation. So, the guitar player is playing a G, I need to be playing around G, I'm tuned in C, but capoed to D, better play an F shape. That's going on at the speed of the music. That's music's balls-in-the-air situation. So there's my thesis. Music and programming both involve trying to hang on to several things at once, and that's why you find so many programmers are also musicians.
Compare it to the real music which comes from the mouth of a strict manager when a critical deadline is tomorrow, and your team has to still fix three critical bugs.
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I don't think programming has the immediacy of the activities you mention. As such, maybe there isn't the thrill either. If you also read the thread about medieval coding, a comparison was made to construction work. P.S. I am definitely not musical and I am inept at juggling. The best I can juggle is to bounce (three) lacrosse balls on the floor, which I think most people consider an advanced technique. I find it much easier than trying to juggle in the air.
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I had a former supervisor equate programming to juggling - many balls in the air at a given time. I know that's nothing new, but it fits. You tear into a problem, unwire the code, then string it back together. We all know the pain of distractions while the code is unwired, while many balls are in the air. OK, what got me thinking this morning was [Christian Graus's New Guitar post](https://www.codeproject.com/Messages/5971605/New-guitar). I was wondering if a collection of programmers is more likely to relate to a new guitar post than other communities. I relate. I'm not an accomplished musician, but I play. My guitar sits right next to my computer. I often back away from the keyboard and strum/pick a tune to work my way out of a rut. Is there something that might make a musician more likely to be a computer person, or visa-versa. Of course we know music is mathematical and programming certainly has a mathematical component, but I don't think that's it. For me it's the balls-in-the-air aspect. Fun music for me is playing my banjo or guitar in a jam session with other players. When I don't know the song, I'll look at a guitar player's hands to see what chords they are making, then play the same chord structure on my Banjo. So see a guitar G, play a banjo G is the first translation. Sometimes the banjo is tuned in C and capoed to a D, which requires another translation. So, the guitar player is playing a G, I need to be playing around G, I'm tuned in C, but capoed to D, better play an F shape. That's going on at the speed of the music. That's music's balls-in-the-air situation. So there's my thesis. Music and programming both involve trying to hang on to several things at once, and that's why you find so many programmers are also musicians.
I think that learning music does have an impact on the mathematical (logical?) side of the brain. Anecdotally, many people in my engineering classes in college, and many work colleagues have a musical background. I am not sure if it relates to Balls-In-The-Air, as much as perhaps, critical thinking and problem solving.
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Compare it to the real music which comes from the mouth of a strict manager when a critical deadline is tomorrow, and your team has to still fix three critical bugs.
Amarnath S wrote:
music which comes from the mouth of a strict manager
(Yoko Ono.)
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I had a former supervisor equate programming to juggling - many balls in the air at a given time. I know that's nothing new, but it fits. You tear into a problem, unwire the code, then string it back together. We all know the pain of distractions while the code is unwired, while many balls are in the air. OK, what got me thinking this morning was [Christian Graus's New Guitar post](https://www.codeproject.com/Messages/5971605/New-guitar). I was wondering if a collection of programmers is more likely to relate to a new guitar post than other communities. I relate. I'm not an accomplished musician, but I play. My guitar sits right next to my computer. I often back away from the keyboard and strum/pick a tune to work my way out of a rut. Is there something that might make a musician more likely to be a computer person, or visa-versa. Of course we know music is mathematical and programming certainly has a mathematical component, but I don't think that's it. For me it's the balls-in-the-air aspect. Fun music for me is playing my banjo or guitar in a jam session with other players. When I don't know the song, I'll look at a guitar player's hands to see what chords they are making, then play the same chord structure on my Banjo. So see a guitar G, play a banjo G is the first translation. Sometimes the banjo is tuned in C and capoed to a D, which requires another translation. So, the guitar player is playing a G, I need to be playing around G, I'm tuned in C, but capoed to D, better play an F shape. That's going on at the speed of the music. That's music's balls-in-the-air situation. So there's my thesis. Music and programming both involve trying to hang on to several things at once, and that's why you find so many programmers are also musicians.
BBar2 wrote:
When I don't know the song, I'll look at a guitar player's hands to see what chords they are making
Except of course then that is team project rather than an individual project. You can certainly compare it to a duo (or more) that juggles though.
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BBar2 wrote:
When I don't know the song, I'll look at a guitar player's hands to see what chords they are making
Except of course then that is team project rather than an individual project. You can certainly compare it to a duo (or more) that juggles though.
Pair Programming is like when two people play the same violin at the same time?
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I had a former supervisor equate programming to juggling - many balls in the air at a given time. I know that's nothing new, but it fits. You tear into a problem, unwire the code, then string it back together. We all know the pain of distractions while the code is unwired, while many balls are in the air. OK, what got me thinking this morning was [Christian Graus's New Guitar post](https://www.codeproject.com/Messages/5971605/New-guitar). I was wondering if a collection of programmers is more likely to relate to a new guitar post than other communities. I relate. I'm not an accomplished musician, but I play. My guitar sits right next to my computer. I often back away from the keyboard and strum/pick a tune to work my way out of a rut. Is there something that might make a musician more likely to be a computer person, or visa-versa. Of course we know music is mathematical and programming certainly has a mathematical component, but I don't think that's it. For me it's the balls-in-the-air aspect. Fun music for me is playing my banjo or guitar in a jam session with other players. When I don't know the song, I'll look at a guitar player's hands to see what chords they are making, then play the same chord structure on my Banjo. So see a guitar G, play a banjo G is the first translation. Sometimes the banjo is tuned in C and capoed to a D, which requires another translation. So, the guitar player is playing a G, I need to be playing around G, I'm tuned in C, but capoed to D, better play an F shape. That's going on at the speed of the music. That's music's balls-in-the-air situation. So there's my thesis. Music and programming both involve trying to hang on to several things at once, and that's why you find so many programmers are also musicians.
Music - balls in the air - Don't know about that, not a music person. Programming - balls in the vice - Yes, that's something I know :D
Mircea
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I had a former supervisor equate programming to juggling - many balls in the air at a given time. I know that's nothing new, but it fits. You tear into a problem, unwire the code, then string it back together. We all know the pain of distractions while the code is unwired, while many balls are in the air. OK, what got me thinking this morning was [Christian Graus's New Guitar post](https://www.codeproject.com/Messages/5971605/New-guitar). I was wondering if a collection of programmers is more likely to relate to a new guitar post than other communities. I relate. I'm not an accomplished musician, but I play. My guitar sits right next to my computer. I often back away from the keyboard and strum/pick a tune to work my way out of a rut. Is there something that might make a musician more likely to be a computer person, or visa-versa. Of course we know music is mathematical and programming certainly has a mathematical component, but I don't think that's it. For me it's the balls-in-the-air aspect. Fun music for me is playing my banjo or guitar in a jam session with other players. When I don't know the song, I'll look at a guitar player's hands to see what chords they are making, then play the same chord structure on my Banjo. So see a guitar G, play a banjo G is the first translation. Sometimes the banjo is tuned in C and capoed to a D, which requires another translation. So, the guitar player is playing a G, I need to be playing around G, I'm tuned in C, but capoed to D, better play an F shape. That's going on at the speed of the music. That's music's balls-in-the-air situation. So there's my thesis. Music and programming both involve trying to hang on to several things at once, and that's why you find so many programmers are also musicians.
music - organization of sounds and pauses into a harmonious composition programming - organization of data and conditions into a purposeful algorithm "balls in the air" not so much a meaningful description of either
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day" Badfinger
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I had a former supervisor equate programming to juggling - many balls in the air at a given time. I know that's nothing new, but it fits. You tear into a problem, unwire the code, then string it back together. We all know the pain of distractions while the code is unwired, while many balls are in the air. OK, what got me thinking this morning was [Christian Graus's New Guitar post](https://www.codeproject.com/Messages/5971605/New-guitar). I was wondering if a collection of programmers is more likely to relate to a new guitar post than other communities. I relate. I'm not an accomplished musician, but I play. My guitar sits right next to my computer. I often back away from the keyboard and strum/pick a tune to work my way out of a rut. Is there something that might make a musician more likely to be a computer person, or visa-versa. Of course we know music is mathematical and programming certainly has a mathematical component, but I don't think that's it. For me it's the balls-in-the-air aspect. Fun music for me is playing my banjo or guitar in a jam session with other players. When I don't know the song, I'll look at a guitar player's hands to see what chords they are making, then play the same chord structure on my Banjo. So see a guitar G, play a banjo G is the first translation. Sometimes the banjo is tuned in C and capoed to a D, which requires another translation. So, the guitar player is playing a G, I need to be playing around G, I'm tuned in C, but capoed to D, better play an F shape. That's going on at the speed of the music. That's music's balls-in-the-air situation. So there's my thesis. Music and programming both involve trying to hang on to several things at once, and that's why you find so many programmers are also musicians.
I can hold 5 simulataneous conversations about different problems with 5 different people, and am currently working 6 problems with a site I work on and 2 other applications. That's what I call juggling. Music and actual juggling, not so much. I'm far better at the keyboard and mouse version.
Asking questions is a skill CodeProject Forum Guidelines Google: C# How to debug code Seriously, go read these articles. Dave Kreskowiak
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I had a former supervisor equate programming to juggling - many balls in the air at a given time. I know that's nothing new, but it fits. You tear into a problem, unwire the code, then string it back together. We all know the pain of distractions while the code is unwired, while many balls are in the air. OK, what got me thinking this morning was [Christian Graus's New Guitar post](https://www.codeproject.com/Messages/5971605/New-guitar). I was wondering if a collection of programmers is more likely to relate to a new guitar post than other communities. I relate. I'm not an accomplished musician, but I play. My guitar sits right next to my computer. I often back away from the keyboard and strum/pick a tune to work my way out of a rut. Is there something that might make a musician more likely to be a computer person, or visa-versa. Of course we know music is mathematical and programming certainly has a mathematical component, but I don't think that's it. For me it's the balls-in-the-air aspect. Fun music for me is playing my banjo or guitar in a jam session with other players. When I don't know the song, I'll look at a guitar player's hands to see what chords they are making, then play the same chord structure on my Banjo. So see a guitar G, play a banjo G is the first translation. Sometimes the banjo is tuned in C and capoed to a D, which requires another translation. So, the guitar player is playing a G, I need to be playing around G, I'm tuned in C, but capoed to D, better play an F shape. That's going on at the speed of the music. That's music's balls-in-the-air situation. So there's my thesis. Music and programming both involve trying to hang on to several things at once, and that's why you find so many programmers are also musicians.
I can't play instruments, but I love music.
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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I can hold 5 simulataneous conversations about different problems with 5 different people, and am currently working 6 problems with a site I work on and 2 other applications. That's what I call juggling. Music and actual juggling, not so much. I'm far better at the keyboard and mouse version.
Asking questions is a skill CodeProject Forum Guidelines Google: C# How to debug code Seriously, go read these articles. Dave Kreskowiak
Dave Kreskowiak wrote:
I can hold 5 simulataneous conversations about different problems with 5 different people,
I didn't know you were spanish or italian... :rolleyes: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I thought we were (until I read your post) the only ones that can have 4 people sitting together and having 3 different conversations at once.
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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music - organization of sounds and pauses into a harmonious composition programming - organization of data and conditions into a purposeful algorithm "balls in the air" not so much a meaningful description of either
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day" Badfinger
Please forgive my loose Balls-In-The-Air metaphor (or is it a simile?). Maybe jeron1 was onto something with:
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not sure if it relates to Balls-In-The-Air, as much as perhaps, critical thinking and problem solving.
Maybe a KISS approach to this question is better. Are programmers (technology professionals, ..) more likely to be musicians? If so, why?
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I had a former supervisor equate programming to juggling - many balls in the air at a given time. I know that's nothing new, but it fits. You tear into a problem, unwire the code, then string it back together. We all know the pain of distractions while the code is unwired, while many balls are in the air. OK, what got me thinking this morning was [Christian Graus's New Guitar post](https://www.codeproject.com/Messages/5971605/New-guitar). I was wondering if a collection of programmers is more likely to relate to a new guitar post than other communities. I relate. I'm not an accomplished musician, but I play. My guitar sits right next to my computer. I often back away from the keyboard and strum/pick a tune to work my way out of a rut. Is there something that might make a musician more likely to be a computer person, or visa-versa. Of course we know music is mathematical and programming certainly has a mathematical component, but I don't think that's it. For me it's the balls-in-the-air aspect. Fun music for me is playing my banjo or guitar in a jam session with other players. When I don't know the song, I'll look at a guitar player's hands to see what chords they are making, then play the same chord structure on my Banjo. So see a guitar G, play a banjo G is the first translation. Sometimes the banjo is tuned in C and capoed to a D, which requires another translation. So, the guitar player is playing a G, I need to be playing around G, I'm tuned in C, but capoed to D, better play an F shape. That's going on at the speed of the music. That's music's balls-in-the-air situation. So there's my thesis. Music and programming both involve trying to hang on to several things at once, and that's why you find so many programmers are also musicians.
When I am in a band I tell them, don't count how many times the chorus is at the end. Play like a band. Interact. If I stretch out a solo, follow me. We had a vocalist mess up her cues and I told her, we don't care, come in when you want and we will follow you. That's what a band is
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I had a former supervisor equate programming to juggling - many balls in the air at a given time. I know that's nothing new, but it fits. You tear into a problem, unwire the code, then string it back together. We all know the pain of distractions while the code is unwired, while many balls are in the air. OK, what got me thinking this morning was [Christian Graus's New Guitar post](https://www.codeproject.com/Messages/5971605/New-guitar). I was wondering if a collection of programmers is more likely to relate to a new guitar post than other communities. I relate. I'm not an accomplished musician, but I play. My guitar sits right next to my computer. I often back away from the keyboard and strum/pick a tune to work my way out of a rut. Is there something that might make a musician more likely to be a computer person, or visa-versa. Of course we know music is mathematical and programming certainly has a mathematical component, but I don't think that's it. For me it's the balls-in-the-air aspect. Fun music for me is playing my banjo or guitar in a jam session with other players. When I don't know the song, I'll look at a guitar player's hands to see what chords they are making, then play the same chord structure on my Banjo. So see a guitar G, play a banjo G is the first translation. Sometimes the banjo is tuned in C and capoed to a D, which requires another translation. So, the guitar player is playing a G, I need to be playing around G, I'm tuned in C, but capoed to D, better play an F shape. That's going on at the speed of the music. That's music's balls-in-the-air situation. So there's my thesis. Music and programming both involve trying to hang on to several things at once, and that's why you find so many programmers are also musicians.
There is definitely a correlation between being a good natural programmer and being a good musician - although not absolute. A program is a symphony of code that needs to have a good overall design and a good, efficient implementation. And oh, the most important note in music is C. :-D
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I had a former supervisor equate programming to juggling - many balls in the air at a given time. I know that's nothing new, but it fits. You tear into a problem, unwire the code, then string it back together. We all know the pain of distractions while the code is unwired, while many balls are in the air. OK, what got me thinking this morning was [Christian Graus's New Guitar post](https://www.codeproject.com/Messages/5971605/New-guitar). I was wondering if a collection of programmers is more likely to relate to a new guitar post than other communities. I relate. I'm not an accomplished musician, but I play. My guitar sits right next to my computer. I often back away from the keyboard and strum/pick a tune to work my way out of a rut. Is there something that might make a musician more likely to be a computer person, or visa-versa. Of course we know music is mathematical and programming certainly has a mathematical component, but I don't think that's it. For me it's the balls-in-the-air aspect. Fun music for me is playing my banjo or guitar in a jam session with other players. When I don't know the song, I'll look at a guitar player's hands to see what chords they are making, then play the same chord structure on my Banjo. So see a guitar G, play a banjo G is the first translation. Sometimes the banjo is tuned in C and capoed to a D, which requires another translation. So, the guitar player is playing a G, I need to be playing around G, I'm tuned in C, but capoed to D, better play an F shape. That's going on at the speed of the music. That's music's balls-in-the-air situation. So there's my thesis. Music and programming both involve trying to hang on to several things at once, and that's why you find so many programmers are also musicians.
Never really though about the programming music link before, on my last contract there were three programmers and all played guitar.
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Pair Programming is like when two people play the same violin at the same time?
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Pair Programming is like when two people play the same violin at the same time?
Not sure if serious. . .
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated. I’m begging you for the benefit of everyone, don’t be STUPID.
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Not sure if serious. . .
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated. I’m begging you for the benefit of everyone, don’t be STUPID.
Hard to take pair programming seriously.
