I did not realize until earlier today how much music influences my code, especially perl code since it seems to take some of its syntax from English. Some of you Monks who live in the Houston area have probably noticed that Rock 101 has been taken off the air and replaced by rap music, but that isn't the point of this meditation. As I have scanned past postings to Perl Poetry I have noticed this trend, using music to influence code (I generally use Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, as I code into the midnight hours ;). But, this led me to notice how much Perl code has come to take on characteristics of something that is more towards the creative part of the brain, including code that is integrated into ASCII art :). Sorry if I am stating the obvious, but it was a thought that came to mind and seemed to fit as a meditation ;).

In reply to Music Soothes the Savage. . . code? by CloneArmyCommander

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