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Discussion on: DevDiscuss Episode 5: How Hobbies Like Powerlifting, Auto Repair, and Music Can Make You a Better Developer

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robinwatson

Having not heard the Podcast yet I can't speak to any specifics but I played and taught drums for about 14 years. I picked up drums way faster than I have developing. I see a ton of cross over in the learning process of web dev and music but have yet to be like "oh yes, this piece of playing drums has directly or indirectly helped me become a better developer!".

The one area music helped me a lot in the work space was dealing with different personalities and peoples life situations. Also working with much younger and much older musicians gave me a different perspective on life in general. Interested to hear if music has helped anyone become a better dev and how!

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Corey McCarty

I think that drumming relates well to programming. Marching drums in particular. Being able to play one drum means that you can learn another, but not that you know how to play it already.