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It's not like that once you've been at it for a while (i.e. years). Consider the difference between trying to write a program in a language that you don't know
by parenthesis 18y ago
It's not like that once you've been at it for a while (i.e. years).
Consider the difference between trying to write a program in a language that you don't know, having to look up every single thing in the manual as you go along; and knowing a language (+ framework(s) / library(ies) ) so well that you can decide what you want to do on a fairly abstract level, and then just bang out the code without having to think consciously about syntactic and semantic minutiae.
- yummyfajitas 18y agoI totally didn't notice the parallel until you pointed it out. I guess Reznor may be a creative person after all, rather than just a chord slinging drone.
- aaronblohowiak 18y agoOne of the big differences is that some people can sit down at / pick up a new instrument and in a few minutes be improvising a song they heard once, a week ago. with programming, the interface is not kinesthetic so at least for me, the internalization of APIs takes longer (getting down new lexicons seems to have more cognitive load for me than adjusting physical interface -- not that i can play instruments like that or learn music by ear. yet.)