@sh_code said in Microsoft debuts Bosque β a yet another pointless programming language:
same with composing, btw. no musical theory needed, just instinctual music imagination
I'd say yes and no. There are rules (really descriptive, but taught as prescriptive) for why certain note combinations work in certain ways and others don't.
Even instinctive musical geniuses like Mozart and Beethoven studied theory and composition with older, more experienced musicians. They learned the rules, then figured out when, how and why to break them to achieve their own ideas.
With rules but no imagination, one writes technically correct but boring music. With imagination but insufficient theory, one is apt to write music that has interesting ideas but may feel unsatisfying due to lack of overall structure, lack of tonal center (unintentional; maybe that's what you want), or some other theoretical deficiency. Ideally, of course, one would want both in abundance. I'm in the unpleasant position of having both, but not enough of either for anything to come easily; I've been working on one (large) piece for 40 years, and it shows no sign of being done any time soon, and I probably won't be satisfied with it when it is done (if it ever is).