From the course: Foundations of AI and Machine Learning for Java Developers

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Patterns are everywhere

Patterns are everywhere

- [Instructor] After realizing there was a connection between software patterns and building construction patterns, I decided to investigate patterns more deeply. This was fascinating to me. Now, besides being a software developer, I'm also a musician and it's pretty interesting that many software developers are also musicians. So I did notice there are patterns in music that come up quite a bit. What was truly fascinating was the notion of patterns applied to music as well as to software and building construction. As a matter of fact, most music is based on patterns in blues guitar or rock guitar. There's a pattern called a I-IV-V. And if I told another musician that we're going to play in a certain key using a I-IV-V, that musician would typically know how to follow along or play with me. Similarly, if I told a jazz guitarist we were going to do a series of ii-V-Is in certain keys, they would also know how to play together. So interesting. There are clear patterns in music. As I…

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