You’ve seen those job listings that are looking for a “JavaScript Rock Star” and likely rolled your eyes. It seems silly to think that whatever skill you have at programming is going to get you featured in Rolling Stone. Besides, code on a screen is not likely to land you the legions of screaming fans that a sick guitar solo will. 

Unless you’re Sam Aaron, that is. He’s the creator of Sonic Pi, a live coding language for making music. It’s an open source project that he built which creates music from code in real time. The world of music is taking notice: Rolling Stone described him as “transcending the present” when he performed at the same festival as Grimes.  …