Sonic Pi - Live Coding as a Tool for Next-Gen Education

Explore the innovative world of Sonic Pi, a free code-based music creation and performance tool, in this keynote presentation from JuliaCon 2024. Discover how Sonic Pi serves as a powerful educational resource for teaching core computer science concepts while enabling beginners to create fresh beats, driving bass lines, and shimmering synth riffs. Delve into the technical aspects of live coding systems, including concurrency, distributed programming, temporal logic, deterministic randomization, event streams, hot swapping code, and domain-specific languages. Witness live coded beats and gain insight into the exciting future of computing education through this unique blend of music and programming.