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When I'm coding, I often listen to music, and when I listen to music, I often end up singing along. One thing I've noticed is that I can type out code at the s
by jlmorton 6y ago
When I'm coding, I often listen to music, and when I listen to music, I often end up singing along.
One thing I've noticed is that I can type out code at the same time I'm singing a song aloud. If I tried to do that while writing English, I'd start typing whatever I'm singing.
- wait_a_minute 6y agoDitto! I can also listen to a podcast or have a video playing in the background and still write code. Definitely can’t do that when trying to write English.
- lgessler 6y agoListening to music with lyrics is already hard for me when I'm writing code, but listening to a podcast is unthinkable--what kind of podcast? Don't you get distracted by the people talking?
- wvenable 6y agoI've tried to listen to podcasts while coding but when I'm in the zone I don't retain the content. I can't follow the podcast at all. Yet, like the OP here, I can also sing along with music and code at the same time.
- barrenko 6y agoMuch like the other comment - I can't really listen to music while learning to code, but if it's something I alredy know how to do then music sometimes seems to be helping.
- tasuki 6y agoI can't imagine anyone can actually listen to a podcast and actually program at the same time. Perhaps if the podcast is uninteresting and the programming is copy-pasting.
- nutanc 6y agoActually when I write blogs I listen to music. So I dont think it matters a lot whether we are writing code or English. The songs and music just sort of goes in the background.
- fleischhauf 6y agoWhile that might be true, did you try to sing and write like the second paragraph suggests?
- ggambetta 6y agoInteresting, it's the opposite for me. I can write or code while listening to music without lyrics (especially electronic or classical), but whenever there are words in the music, it's like 100% of the language-processing part of my brain focuses on that, and I can't really focus on anything I try to read (or even worse, write).
- astrange 6y agoFor me I can handle it if the lyrics are in another language, even if it’s one I speak. It’s not activating the same words so it’s easier to tune it out, maybe.
- lawn 6y agoI do this too but when I'm struggling with something particularly difficult, where I don't feel I'm making any progress, I often have to turn off all sounds and contemplate in silence. (Which is btw not really possible in the office, even with noise cancelling headphones. Thank God for remote work.)
- jjk166 6y agoI just tested this for myself. I was very surprised when I started writing with my pen what I was singing instead of what I'd intended. I then tried coding and was still able to do that while singing. However, I was also able to type natural language while singing.