@Blaise Alleyne It seems weird when we try to use software terminology to talk about music. I fear substantive meaning is lost, because everything turns into a strained metaphor and no solid conclusions can be reached.

I imagine that relatively little of the intermediate information that could be saved and shared is valuable. Most of it should be discarded, because it would only confuse and distract us.

As a thought experiment, think about how much stuff you don't share when you're coding. Tons of stuff.