Some say all sound engineers are all failed musicians. And then some became coders. And then some became founders... Me and my co-founder regard our "ventures"

Some say all sound engineers are all failed musicians. And then some became coders. And then some became founders... Me and my co-founder regard our "ventures" into music as part of what needed to be learned to be able to become good coders. Without it, we would be not this skilled. So we're happy we didn't end up doing what we wanted to. Sounds like you have the same experience :)