For thirty years I programmed with Phish on, every day https:// christophermeiklejohn.com/ai/p ersonal/phish/flow/agents/2026/05/03/rift.html # ai
The author reflects on a thirty-year career programming while listening to the band Phish, a practice that became deeply ingrained in their workflow. This unique habit began in their teenage years, leading to an early professional start in tech and a life centered around coding and music. The author found that the band's long, unfolding musical structures mirrored the demands of complex distributed systems programming, creating a perfect synergy for their work. AI
IMPACT Personal reflection on a long-term programming habit and its connection to music.