What music (if any) do you listen to while programming?

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20 Jul 2011, 4:49 am

What music (if any) do you listen to while programming?
I like relaxing or uplifting trance.
Or techno!
I love the social network mix, its a brilliant sound track to code to.

Both really help getting into the zone.

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20 Jul 2011, 5:05 am

Mostly trance here as well.
Occassionally ebm or happy hardcore (house).

When I am working on complex algorithms or need to block loud environmental noise, I prefer fast, energetic songs that help me focus.

Music that I use during work is very different from music that I listen to for the music itself. When listen-music (for example classical piano music) plays, then I cannot distract myself from the music to do the programming.

Coding music does not draw my attention.
It works like fuel to keep me running.

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20 Jul 2011, 5:10 am

Azmodania wrote:

Exactly!!
Im just the same.
When im not coding, I usually just listen to lyrical songs.
But if im coding, no lyrical songs are listened to.
Its too distracting for me.

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20 Jul 2011, 7:33 am

Bach organ music.
When I'm really involved I have his complete organ works playing in a (rather long) loop.
It's brain food, I tells ya! :lol:

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20 Jul 2011, 3:10 pm

When I am programming I listen to maybe 2 or 3 songs on a loop. Usually it ends up being a few Talking Heads songs or something similar... needs to have that 'layered' and repetitive feel to it.

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20 Jul 2011, 5:26 pm

Electronic music, occasionally rap, jazz, or celtic.

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20 Jul 2011, 6:40 pm

ambient trance, sphongle, jazz or classical
depends on my mood.

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21 Jul 2011, 4:51 am

I don't program, but for what its worth when I am studying I have no music playing, or for that matter any other distracting media and anything within my peripheral vision MUST be exactly as it should be.

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21 Jul 2011, 11:06 am

I need complete silence when designing object models, but when implementing those object models I sometimes listen to music without lyrics (usually jazz, classical, post-rock, or IDM).

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21 Jul 2011, 7:07 pm

FearOfMusic wrote:

When I am programming I listen to maybe 2 or 3 songs on a loop. Usually it ends up being a few Talking Heads songs or something similar... needs to have that 'layered' and repetitive feel to it.

Yeah, so seconded... though 2 songs might be a bit too much... I programmed for like a month listening to nothing but Jimmy Eat World's Lucky Denver Mint once...

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22 Jul 2011, 7:13 am

I've been listening to Chumbawamba recently.

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25 Jul 2011, 3:53 am

I can ignore environmental or any other noise, but if i like a music, it slows down my thinking.

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03 Aug 2011, 7:58 pm

I usualy listen instrumental music, no lyric, (some time classic, some time techno) this help me to remain in hyperfocus and to not be disturb by surrounding environment. But I don't really listen it, I'm in hyperfocus...

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03 Aug 2011, 8:00 pm

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I will try that. Thanks.

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04 Aug 2011, 12:46 am

New Wave music from 1st wave Sirius XM, lol. It helps you think so much, also listen it while working on my novels.

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08 Aug 2011, 3:14 pm

Ideally, silence

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