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Ask HN: Music while coding?
What kind of music do you listen to while coding?
- pacomerh 16y agoBiosphere, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Piana, Kobol
- evo_9 16y agoYou might want to check out my friends music blog - he's the former owner of Neptune Records. http://www.oystered.blogspot.com/ http://www.oystered.blogspot.com/
- sutro 16y agoThis is good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Jw31Howgqg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Jw31Howgqg
- jkempf 16y agoPink Floyd, Megaherz, Eisbrecher.
- btnpushnmunky 16y agoI would think that instrumental is a bit more conducive rather than music with lyrics which could be distracting. Yes? No?
- dannywoodz 16y agoAbsolutely. Explosions in the Sky and Monkey3 are favourites of mine for coding. It's also easier to deal with lyrics in foreign languages, simply because my mind can't latch on to what's being said: Sigur Ros (an Icelandic band) are also on the coding playlist.
- btnpushnmunky 16y agoOh man. I forgot about Sigur Ros. I know I have at least one of their albums.
- mrpixel 16y agoAbsolutely none. I need to get my shit done, dude! :p
- dbingham 16y agoIt depends on my mood and the day. Sometimes I need silence to focus. Other times I want driving hard rock to get my blood pumping. Sometimes I like traditional Irish fiddling and ballads. Other times pop-rock or folk. Really it varies as much as my general music listening does. As long as I know the music well enough, it will fade into the background -- lyrics or no. So it all depends on mood.
- AjJi 16y agoI listen to http://www.stereomood.com http://www.stereomood.com - pretty useful app. Songs are tagged by "moods" (happy, relaxed, sleepy, ...) which make it easier, for me, to choose which kind of music I want to listen to.
- thereddestruby 16y agoI don't like to listen to music while coding because I'm not smart enough to think of two things at once. But when I'm done, I'll pop in some Bone Thugs & Harmony.
- MK5 16y agoFirst, we put the Russian Anthem in the office to motivate everyone (it really works ahah) Then, everyone listens to their own stuff on PC. I'm now fan of Chinese pop songs! The lyrics are super-lame but it makes me full of joy ahah
- thomasswift 16y agoBassdrive.com smooth liquid dnb!
- huluvu 16y agoRinkadink or Infected Mushroom
- bdd 16y agoI don't generally listen classical music but when it comes to coding/hacking; post classical romantic era (1815–1910) European art music is the magical ingredient of productivity for me. Action: Tune in to `Frédéric Chopin' or `Franz Schubert' channels on Pandora/Last.fm Result: at least 2X productivity compared to sans music environment.
- goodlab 16y agoTechno. The repetition gets me into a rhythm. I can listen to the same song on loop for hours. Each time finding some little nuance that I missed before. I suppose the same effect can happen with anything without vocals. But techno (for me) drives concentration.