Happy Birthday, Scott Joplin!

Today is Scott Joplin's birthday, the King of Ragtime!

The app is named after him, and his compositions were a constant companion during its early development. I spent many coding sessions listening to his ragtime masterpieces, and they brought just the right mix of focus, creativity and rhythm.

So here's to the man whose music helped shape a note-taking app! Happy birthday, Scott Joplin - thank you for the inspiration :tada::musical_notes:

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He plays the piano with straightforward melodies, but manages to keep us entertained.
Better than RAP promoting thugs.

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And better than country promoting … country. :wink:

My parents had a few vinyl album collections of his work, to include, of course, The Sting soundtrack. I listened to them endlessly as I was growing up. Great stuff.

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His pieces are among those I attempt to play on the piano, which are quite hard for smaller hands but I get so much joy out of them I keep at it.

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