In a message dated 1/16/2008 9:47:29 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >Although being a musician requires an artistic ability it is also very logical and mathematical. He was an excellent systems programmer. Mathematics, music, and foreign language ability are thought by many to be genetically linked, which is why there are so many in the general population with two or more of these three aptitudes. Music is so mathematical that Beethoven was able to compose his greatest masterpieces [IMHO] ever, his 9th/choral symphony, even though totally deaf. (It also helped that he had been composing for a long time when he was not deaf, and knew what he was doing.) Learning a programming language is just like learning a spoken language, as it involves vocabulary (keywords and primitives) and grammar. The only difference is that we don't audibly converse in programming languages. And systems programmers typically learn at least one programming language in their career. Well, at least they used to in the mainframe world. Bill Fairchild Plainfield, IL
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