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Programmer spent 30 years coding to Phish, finding a unique flow state

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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.

RANK_REASON The article is a personal reflection on a long-term programming habit and its connection to music, rather than a report on a new AI development.

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Programmer spent 30 years coding to Phish, finding a unique flow state

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  1. Hacker News — AI stories ≥50 points TIER_1 English(EN) · azhenley ·

    For thirty years I programmed with Phish on, every day

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    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

    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

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