It would be interesting to hear his opinion on the matter. I've found that in (music/audio) signal processing software, the backgrounds of the programmers are

It would be interesting to hear his opinion on the matter. I've found that in (music/audio) signal processing software, the backgrounds of the programmers are almost more erratic than in more general software like mobile and web apps. Many were drop outs and people with degrees in seemingly unrelated subjects, like music or biology. That said, one constant I noticed was that a high percentage of them were from Europe.