Sam, bluegrass banjo player here! You're spot on. And I'd add ... the great thing about computers and music is that you can go infinitely deep in both. There's nobody who knows everything in either space, and it seems like the more you learn, the more fractal surface area there is to explore.
Both have performance aspects -- is it a hobby where you love learning to do new things, or do you love making something real (writing code that's used by millions, or performing). Both are valid, but different, paths. And they both start with accepting that you don't know, and then working to learn by doing.
Sam, bluegrass banjo player here! You're spot on. And I'd add ... the great thing about computers and music is that you can go infinitely deep in both. There's nobody who knows everything in either space, and it seems like the more you learn, the more fractal surface area there is to explore.
Both have performance aspects -- is it a hobby where you love learning to do new things, or do you love making something real (writing code that's used by millions, or performing). Both are valid, but different, paths. And they both start with accepting that you don't know, and then working to learn by doing.