i think thats exactly the discussion which has to be made.
what is programming? what is contemporary music?
i went way to far on the programming part and got stuck with making music. but where do these meet?
i often get reminded when reading these threads that i have no idea of programming.
i have been digging through the history of late 90s early 2000s laptop music recently https://f4lsch.bandcamp.com/ and https://editionsmego.bandcamp.com/ (great mix btw: Secret Thirteen Mix 179 - Mesmeon - Secret Thirteen), most of the people who made forward thinking, genre defining records didnt invent the software by themselves: Get Out | Pita or Hotel Paral.lel (2022 Remaster) | Fennesz you have a large amount of mego artists who used for example “apPatch” on SC 2 https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/26172/1/550249.pdf or Xynthi. Its also true with more recent releases on SUPERPANG or ETAT dwelling on the nuPG with some flaws in its implementation in relation to SC Ugens (S&H for each Pulsaret so no FM per grain with GrainBuf or no overlapping pulsarets with PlayBuf).