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music: n. A common extracurricular interest of hackers (compare
science-fiction fandom,
oriental food; see also filk). Hackish folklore
has long claimed that musical and programming abilities are closely
related, and there has been at least one large-scale statistical study that
supports this. Hackers, as a rule, like music and often develop musical
appreciation in unusual and interesting directions. Folk music is very big
in hacker circles; so is electronic music, and the sort of elaborate
instrumental jazz/rock that used to be called ‘progressive’ and
isn't recorded much any more. The hacker's musical range tends to be wide;
many can listen with equal appreciation to (say) Talking Heads, Yes, Gentle
Giant, Pat Metheny, Scott Joplin, Tangerine Dream, Dream Theater, King
Sunny Ade, The Pretenders, Screaming Trees, or the Brandenburg Concerti.
It is also apparently true that hackerdom includes a much higher
concentration of talented amateur musicians than one would expect from a
similar-sized control group of mundane types.
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