[PLUG] Lineage of early programmers

[Ali Corbin]

On Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 2:21 PM Richard Owlett <rowlett at cloud85.net> 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.