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The president of TVMG Consulting, Timothy Valihora has a passion for his work in technical architecture, data warehousing, and software development, fields related to his math and computer science studies at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. Like many software developers, Timothy Valihora also has a passion for music, which he pursues as an avid player of Takamine, Signature, Jackson, and PRS guitars.
Blogs for companies specializing in coding and software development have noted the affinity of coders for music. Musicians trained to read and write musical scores can transfer that ability to writing code, suggests Gaslight blogger Merilee Luke-Ebbeler in her blog post “Why Are So Many Software Developers Also Musicians?” The post appears in the company blog for Gaslight, a software development company that also provides in-person and online training.
Ms. Luke-Ebbeler likens printed musical notes to lines of code, where symbols on a page are interpreted and performed as music, and symbols in code are interpreted to perform myriad online tasks.
She compares musical instruments and peripheral devices, such as amps, mixers, and mutes, to computer hardware. Familiarity with the former may ease proficiency with the latter, she suggests. The ease with which musicians can transfer their skills to programming has been known to IT recruiters for years, she notes, citing an IBM ad from 1956 that targeted music majors for careers in programming.
Nowadays, musicians come to coding out of necessity, says Code Fellows blogger Lauren Sauser. In her blog post, “Music Meets Code: How a Musician’s Background Translates to a Career in Tech,” Ms. Sauser notes that software has become an essential tool in the work that most musicians do. This includes recording, mastering (adjusting and combining individual tracks), and distributing music online.
An online coding academy, Code Fellows has provided training to a number of musicians, some with advanced degrees in music. Training prepared musicians to expand their careers, for example, in audio programming, while also allowing them to explore the uses of code in musical composition.
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