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.
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