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When talking about programming languages, I use to say Jean-Michel Jarre' songs are for music world as Smalltalk-family languages are for programming language w

by Qem 4y ago

When talking about programming languages, I use to say Jean-Michel Jarre' songs are for music world as Smalltalk-family languages are for programming language world. Both are over 40 year old but still look futuristic to this day.

nine_k 4y ago
Because both of them picked some basic idea (FM synthesis and sequencing, message passing and isolated state), then refined it to an extreme degree of purity, ignoring irrelevant parts of tradition and convention. It's a rare combination of simplicity and richness.
- steve1977 4y ago
  There’s no FM synthesis in Oxygene though
  - nine_k 4y ago
    What is that then? Honestly did not look up yet, but, from the sound of it, what else was available to produce sounds like that at the time?
    - steve1977 4y ago
      Analog subtractive synthesis mostly