Again not quite a direct answer to your request, but this has always been my favorite article about "unix + the arts": http://q42.me/cs/unix_as_literature.txt
Apologies that all I have is that text reposting; I've been carrying it around for 15 years and never was sure of its provenance... On Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 2:38 PM Ali Corbin <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 2:21 PM Richard Owlett <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I've been retired for over a decade. > > Back in mid-60's to early 70's I read an article on where potential > > programmers were found in 40's and 50's. *BEFORE* Comp Sci degrees ;}. > > > > Evidently classically trained musicians were one good source as as part > > of their heritage was compositions that, though original, relied on a > > formal structure. > > > > Anyone here old enough to have come across such a reference. > > > > No reference, but a personal anecdote. In my first job, back in the > late 70's, the company was having problems finding people with CS degrees. > They ended up going to colleges and recruiting language majors. > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
