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Some of the best programmers I know are also musicians. I think you carry some assumptions that should be challenged.
by RUG3Y 10y ago
Some of the best programmers I know are also musicians. I think you carry some assumptions that should be challenged.
- borplk 10y agoSure, I do too. As I said exceptions exist. Existence of exceptions doesn't invalidate the broader pattern. Which group would you say is more likely to have more (current or one-day-to-be) programmers in it? A group of loud extroverted cheer leaders or the folks from the chess club? Virtually everyone would say the folks from the chess club. Except those who are self-conscious about being politically correct. Those would say they have NO IDEA! It's completely random. Maybe a few Linus Torvalds would come out of the cheer leading team. Look, I'm not arguing about specific cases and exceptions. I'm talking about the GENERAL pattern which exists and is the basis for the myriad of stereotypes that everyone is aware of.
- chmln 10y agoYou've got a point, but notice how they're programmers who are also musicians, not musicians who are also programmers. I think that's what he implied by the "artsy" types :)