Programming as Performance

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Argues that programming as live performance makes code an expressive interface and not just specification, demonstrating Sonic Pi (a Ruby-based music DSL) running on Raspberry Pi to generate live music, and experimenting with Clojure visuals to show sound for accessibility. Shows concrete outcomes: kids grasp concurrency via live loops, performances sometimes crash and sometimes sync, and live editing alters running threads in real time. Claims this approach broadens who codes and teaches musical theory through immediate feedback.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 2:30Live Coder
3. 4:59Kcci
4. 9:22Live Code
5. 11:23Concurrency
6. 11:51Concurrent Coordination
7. 14:31Drum Sampling

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