And somebody who did B.Mus. :-) But I also did computer science
courses at the same time, and after that graduate CS courses. I really
think there is no substitute for university level education here. Yes,
there are great hackers who got that way without formal education in
the field, but I'll bet that most of them wish they had not missed the
opportunity.
I firmly believe that Comp Sci by itself is not balanced enough, you
need to have deep knowledge of *some* unrelated field to obtain the
required perspective needed not only to solve problems, but to know why
you want to solve them.
Music in particular teaches you about form and balance, and also a deep
respect for the need to practice and perfect the low-level skills
prerequisite to the flashier achievements we all aspire to. Not to
mention helping speed up your typing.
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