The laser beams sliced through the wafts of smoke as the subwoofer pumped bass deep into the bodies of the crowd. The atmosphere was ripe with a heady mix of synths – but something wasn't quite right. Projected in bright colours above the DJ booth was futuristic text, moving, dancing and flashing. These weren't fancy visuals – it was merely a projection of code. The occupant of the DJ booth wasn't spinning records – she was editing and evaluating code using Sonic Pi. Live. This was live coding.
This may sound like a far-fetched story from a futuristic music festival, but coding music like this – often called live coding – is a growing trend. This approach to manipulating code isn't just useful for performance, it's also a fabulous way of engaging a new generation of coders in the classroom.
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