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The engineer who plays
On building software people touch a billion times, then sitting down at the piano. Why the two aren't as far apart as they look.
PersonalMusic
People are surprised that the same person ships systems and performs concertos. To me they're the same craft: structure in service of feeling.
“Code and counterpoint both reward restraint over flourish.”
The piano is where I go to remember that the best work disappears: you don't notice the engineering, you notice how it made you feel.