Miles Davis – blind listening test

Re:Miles Davis – blind listening test by ynniv on Tuesday July 17, 2012 @08:48PM (#4258755)

Perhaps it was editorial, but in this interview if Miles likes it he knows exactly who did it, and if not, why he doesn't like it. It could be that he just didn't like things he wasn't familiar with, but it's likely that he had a clear sense of style and was versed enough to know his industry.

If he were a modern programmer he would hate Rails, but know exactly why the bad decisions were made.

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Re:Miles Davis – blind listening test by the_cat_kittles on Tuesday July 17, 2012 @09:11PM (#4258830)

I can absolutely assure you he was very familiar with each of the people he heard, they are all famous even today...

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Re:Miles Davis – blind listening test by pessimizer on Tuesday July 17, 2012 @08:58PM (#4258788)

Even when he hated it, he seemed to be able to figure out who it was.

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Re:Miles Davis – blind listening test by cubicle67 on Wednesday July 18, 2012 @12:53AM (#4259412)

If he were a modern programmer he would hate Rails

oooh, them's fightin' words...

If languages were music, Rails would be something gloriously bombastic like Dream Theater's live performance of Six Degrees on their Score album. C would be BB King - timeless and simple yet complex. I think Perl would be that guy with the funny haircut who sounds like a modem

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Re:Miles Davis – blind listening test by kree10 on Wednesday July 18, 2012 @08:22AM (#4260386)

This made me smile, but I think Perl is more like Robert Pollard/Guided by Voices. Both seem like kind of a mess to the uninitiated (and even the initiated). Both hit their stride in the mid-90s. And both are still around, remain influential, and are just as productive today, even if they have a lower profile.

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