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Supposedly listening to music while problem solving or coding results in similar productivity, but more errors. On the other hand, http://pom.sagepub.com/cgi/r
by jongraehl 17y ago
Supposedly listening to music while problem solving or coding results in similar productivity, but more errors.
On the other hand, http://pom.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/33/2/173.pdf http://pom.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/33/2/173.pdf claims that music listeners (with practice) produce similar quality results in similar real time, but 1) have less actual time working (the music does distract) and 2) feel better.
I often listen to (mostly classical) music while programming, but I'll pause it if I feel memory-impaired, or need to make an important decision.
- coliveira 17y agoThe worst problem of listening to music is that I get the song stuck on my head after I finish coding. I prefer to avoid it.
- cubedice 17y agoI'd buy that. For me, listening to music while coding is an engineering problem: how to minimize the tendency to let the mind wander without overwhelming it with new input. For me that means using music that is ambient enough without verging on elevator muzak style irritation. I ended up with instrumental hip-hop (dj shadow, etc).