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Ask HN: Coding music playlist to increase code throughput

9 points by ginger2016 4y ago

I have to come with some code for a course I am doing. I am struggling to focus. I heard some people use special coding music to improve focus. Share your coding music playlist.

w4rh4wk5 4y ago
Mine mostly consists of video game soundtracks. Here my Ambient Coding playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5t0alvBh9VAXu20mUExFCE?si=57bbb8fd352847b8 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5t0alvBh9VAXu20mUExFCE?si=... I can also highly recommend Ace Combat and Project Wingman soundtrack.
dalmo3 4y ago
Just play the whole album Damage Done by Dark Tranquillity on repeat and the code writes itself.
rudi_mk 4y ago
I have a bunch. Usually when I’m architecting infrastructure(I’m an infrastructure architect/SRE), I like listening to this: [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ELbFgXjDLVd3pB6DYcEXF?si=0wZA8he1RAG7mI-tc12v0Q](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ELbFgXjDLVd3pB6DYcEXF?si=0wZA8he1RAG7mI-tc12v0Q) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ELbFgXjDLVd3pB6DYcEXF?si=... When I’m working on live production infrastructure, I dunno why but metal seems more like what keeps me going: [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Goz8XUN3ZHlx7t8CuNdbt?si=01z-jehpQw2Ko2Kw9Kb3Fw](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Goz8XUN3ZHlx7t8CuNdbt?si=01z-jehpQw2Ko2Kw9Kb3Fw) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Goz8XUN3ZHlx7t8CuNdbt?si=...
pxska 4y ago
Some random advice would be to listen to Mr. Robot's soundtrack found here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1xDNuLHKQHghKR9SmkR9pD?si=ff870c9d65d94fe4 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1xDNuLHKQHghKR9SmkR9pD?si=... – since the soundtrack is solely made to get people to understand the "hacker" POV, maybe it'll help you to become a hacker as well.
ohadron 4y ago
This might be what you are looking for: https://musicforprogramming.net/ https://musicforprogramming.net/
- esperent 4y ago
  I've tried that site many times over the years and while I kinda like the music, my conclusion is that's it's not at all helpful for me when I need to concentrate. The beats and song changes are often too erratic and distract me. I know they have a lot of music so maybe I've just been unlucky but I think it's not for me.
lurker137 4y ago
If I need to I usually listen to the same two hour track by Ernesto Cortazar [1]. He has this great style where all his pieces seem simple and use a lot of repetition but at the same time are rich and have entrancing melodies. It’s great for keeping focus and not being too distracted by the music. 1: https://vimeo.com/257293198 https://vimeo.com/257293198
koenvdb 4y ago
There is no magical playlist that will let you focus more on your code. For some people it can cause less focus when listening to music. (I can't listen to any english hiphop while coding because I get distracted by it)
Joona 4y ago
Breakcore has been my go-to for background noise, and I found the "This will break you" mixes to be good when not listening to albums from my collection. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2cPmxxyhEY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2cPmxxyhEY
rozenmd 4y ago
I built most of my business to Daft Punk's Alive 2007 album, combined with a double espresso - every morning.
tkanarsky 4y ago
SomaFM Groovesalad or Defcon Radio
patatino 4y ago
I prefer silence, the less noise the better.
mindcrime 4y ago
Like @koenvdb says, there is no "magic playlist". What works for you will probably be different from everyone else. But FWIW, you can do worse than including this track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViN2bRGrBx8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViN2bRGrBx8 ("Chase" by Giorgio Moroder) Outside of that, you might try something like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hsXW--NLE8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hsXW--NLE8 (horrorsynth) https://youtu.be/cZRj9Sk0IPc https://youtu.be/cZRj9Sk0IPc (synthwave) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7tpVaGSk-4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7tpVaGSk-4 (synthwave) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpaPWuDQUcc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpaPWuDQUcc (Rachmaninoff) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyknBTm_YyM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyknBTm_YyM (Camille Saint-Saëns - Danse Macabre) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCPM8DEsvmc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCPM8DEsvmc (Bach - Brandenburg Concertos) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Isic2Z2e2xs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Isic2Z2e2xs (Holst - The Planets) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFT9gwocT_o&list=PLUr55OCtC9grhl_bSVaM4fFxbFpOSnJpd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFT9gwocT_o&list=PLUr55OCtC9... (Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqM9d4VzBzY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqM9d4VzBzY (blues) https://youtu.be/NtqRjGP3uoY https://youtu.be/NtqRjGP3uoY ("Epic battle music") https://youtu.be/ZTidn2dBYbY https://youtu.be/ZTidn2dBYbY (David Hasselhoff - True Survivor) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYNAEzgKNec https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYNAEzgKNec (Amon Amarth - Put Your Back Into The Oar) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnC4-WtWivI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnC4-WtWivI (AC/DC - Greatest Hits) https://youtu.be/gkRnRs_8Mx8 https://youtu.be/gkRnRs_8Mx8 (Motley Crue - Keep Your Eye on the Money) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1IOJs6H9qg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1IOJs6H9qg (Winger - Madalaine) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNVZzXgMdXs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNVZzXgMdXs (John Farnham - Thunder in your Heart) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npVellnR6D8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npVellnR6D8 ("Twin Peaks Double R Diner Ambience - 8 Hours of Smooth Jazz Music, Rain Sounds, & Cozy Cafe Ambience")
level87 4y ago
I like to listen to soundscapes by Endel They have a bunch of free 45 minute long tracks on YouTube. 1 : https://endel.io/ https://endel.io/ 2 : https://www.youtube.com/c/EndelSound https://www.youtube.com/c/EndelSound
- ankush-garg 4y ago
  This is great! I've been jamming to Mind Amend on Youtube/Spotify - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wELOA2U7FPQ&t=2384s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wELOA2U7FPQ&t=2384s
matthewmorgan 4y ago
I believe 40 Hz binaural beats on headphones, or white noise on speakers, is optimal
SonicSnowball 4y ago
I find that the Infinite Time playlist gives me some real productive time: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZvNq3JmijsIDOfFKeYmWg?si=6471b5131c4a4c10 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZvNq3JmijsIDOfFKeYmWg?si=...

9 points by ginger2016 4y ago

I have to come with some code for a course I am doing. I am struggling to focus. I heard some people use special coding music to improve focus. Share your coding music playlist.

w4rh4wk5 4y ago

Mine mostly consists of video game soundtracks. Here my Ambient Coding playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5t0alvBh9VAXu20mUExFCE?si=57bbb8fd352847b8 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5t0alvBh9VAXu20mUExFCE?si=... I can also highly recommend Ace Combat and Project Wingman soundtrack.

dalmo3 4y ago

Just play the whole album Damage Done by Dark Tranquillity on repeat and the code writes itself.

rudi_mk 4y ago

I have a bunch. Usually when I’m architecting infrastructure(I’m an infrastructure architect/SRE), I like listening to this: [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ELbFgXjDLVd3pB6DYcEXF?si=0wZA8he1RAG7mI-tc12v0Q](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ELbFgXjDLVd3pB6DYcEXF?si=0wZA8he1RAG7mI-tc12v0Q) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ELbFgXjDLVd3pB6DYcEXF?si=... When I’m working on live production infrastructure, I dunno why but metal seems more like what keeps me going: [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Goz8XUN3ZHlx7t8CuNdbt?si=01z-jehpQw2Ko2Kw9Kb3Fw](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Goz8XUN3ZHlx7t8CuNdbt?si=01z-jehpQw2Ko2Kw9Kb3Fw) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Goz8XUN3ZHlx7t8CuNdbt?si=...

pxska 4y ago

Some random advice would be to listen to Mr. Robot's soundtrack found here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1xDNuLHKQHghKR9SmkR9pD?si=ff870c9d65d94fe4 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1xDNuLHKQHghKR9SmkR9pD?si=... – since the soundtrack is solely made to get people to understand the "hacker" POV, maybe it'll help you to become a hacker as well.

ohadron 4y ago

This might be what you are looking for: https://musicforprogramming.net/ https://musicforprogramming.net/

esperent 4y ago
I've tried that site many times over the years and while I kinda like the music, my conclusion is that's it's not at all helpful for me when I need to concentrate. The beats and song changes are often too erratic and distract me. I know they have a lot of music so maybe I've just been unlucky but I think it's not for me.

lurker137 4y ago

If I need to I usually listen to the same two hour track by Ernesto Cortazar [1]. He has this great style where all his pieces seem simple and use a lot of repetition but at the same time are rich and have entrancing melodies. It’s great for keeping focus and not being too distracted by the music. 1: https://vimeo.com/257293198 https://vimeo.com/257293198

koenvdb 4y ago

There is no magical playlist that will let you focus more on your code. For some people it can cause less focus when listening to music. (I can't listen to any english hiphop while coding because I get distracted by it)

Joona 4y ago

Breakcore has been my go-to for background noise, and I found the "This will break you" mixes to be good when not listening to albums from my collection. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2cPmxxyhEY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2cPmxxyhEY

rozenmd 4y ago

I built most of my business to Daft Punk's Alive 2007 album, combined with a double espresso - every morning.

tkanarsky 4y ago

SomaFM Groovesalad or Defcon Radio

patatino 4y ago

I prefer silence, the less noise the better.

mindcrime 4y ago

Like @koenvdb says, there is no "magic playlist". What works for you will probably be different from everyone else. But FWIW, you can do worse than including this track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViN2bRGrBx8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViN2bRGrBx8 ("Chase" by Giorgio Moroder) Outside of that, you might try something like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hsXW--NLE8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hsXW--NLE8 (horrorsynth) https://youtu.be/cZRj9Sk0IPc https://youtu.be/cZRj9Sk0IPc (synthwave) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7tpVaGSk-4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7tpVaGSk-4 (synthwave) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpaPWuDQUcc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpaPWuDQUcc (Rachmaninoff) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyknBTm_YyM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyknBTm_YyM (Camille Saint-Saëns - Danse Macabre) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCPM8DEsvmc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCPM8DEsvmc (Bach - Brandenburg Concertos) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Isic2Z2e2xs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Isic2Z2e2xs (Holst - The Planets) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFT9gwocT_o&list=PLUr55OCtC9grhl_bSVaM4fFxbFpOSnJpd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFT9gwocT_o&list=PLUr55OCtC9... (Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqM9d4VzBzY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqM9d4VzBzY (blues) https://youtu.be/NtqRjGP3uoY https://youtu.be/NtqRjGP3uoY ("Epic battle music") https://youtu.be/ZTidn2dBYbY https://youtu.be/ZTidn2dBYbY (David Hasselhoff - True Survivor) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYNAEzgKNec https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYNAEzgKNec (Amon Amarth - Put Your Back Into The Oar) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnC4-WtWivI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnC4-WtWivI (AC/DC - Greatest Hits) https://youtu.be/gkRnRs_8Mx8 https://youtu.be/gkRnRs_8Mx8 (Motley Crue - Keep Your Eye on the Money) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1IOJs6H9qg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1IOJs6H9qg (Winger - Madalaine) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNVZzXgMdXs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNVZzXgMdXs (John Farnham - Thunder in your Heart) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npVellnR6D8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npVellnR6D8 ("Twin Peaks Double R Diner Ambience - 8 Hours of Smooth Jazz Music, Rain Sounds, & Cozy Cafe Ambience")

level87 4y ago

I like to listen to soundscapes by Endel They have a bunch of free 45 minute long tracks on YouTube. 1 : https://endel.io/ https://endel.io/ 2 : https://www.youtube.com/c/EndelSound https://www.youtube.com/c/EndelSound

ankush-garg 4y ago
This is great! I've been jamming to Mind Amend on Youtube/Spotify - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wELOA2U7FPQ&t=2384s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wELOA2U7FPQ&t=2384s

matthewmorgan 4y ago

I believe 40 Hz binaural beats on headphones, or white noise on speakers, is optimal

SonicSnowball 4y ago

I find that the Infinite Time playlist gives me some real productive time: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZvNq3JmijsIDOfFKeYmWg?si=6471b5131c4a4c10 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZvNq3JmijsIDOfFKeYmWg?si=...