Re:Challenging projects every programmer should try
by kragen on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @08:11AM
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> it's like recognizing that an orchestra conductor doesn't need to play (...) any instrument
i heard this before and it seemed dubious to me
on investigating, it turned out that there were literally zero famous orchestra conductors who don't know how to play any instruments. most of them know how to play numerous instruments and do so in their spare time, though there were one or two who had stopped. from my experience with musicians i think it's likely that they could play any conventional orchestra instrument after a short exploration period, even if they don't have documented histories of playing it
i suspect that this is true of non-famous orchestra conductors as well, but i could only find public information about the famous ones
of course that doesn't prove anything about programming, which is not the same skill as playing a musical instrument or conducting an orchestra, but it does show that you're constructing your arguments without much concern for veracity
i heard this before and it seemed dubious to me
on investigating, it turned out that there were literally zero famous orchestra conductors who don't know how to play any instruments. most of them know how to play numerous instruments and do so in their spare time, though there were one or two who had stopped. from my experience with musicians i think it's likely that they could play any conventional orchestra instrument after a short exploration period, even if they don't have documented histories of playing it
i suspect that this is true of non-famous orchestra conductors as well, but i could only find public information about the famous ones
of course that doesn't prove anything about programming, which is not the same skill as playing a musical instrument or conducting an orchestra, but it does show that you're constructing your arguments without much concern for veracity