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Depending on my mood, anything from death metal to elevator-music jazz. I usually settle on some kind of house/trance with a pulsing beat, though. That's mostly when I know roughly what I'm writing, and I'm just getting the code in place. And then, after working like that for a couple hours, my brain flips and I need as close to perfect silence as I can get, so I pause the music.
When I’m trying to create new stuff, it has to be no-voice. Multiple genres are ok, but words are distracting. Quiet always works, too. For wtf debugging, anything with a hard edge is good. (Voice or not). I’m either idling awaiting inspiration or chasing an idea. If the latter is deep enough, the music sorta goes away.
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I agree silence is best for concentration; it's also reflected in the meme "turning down the radio in your car to see better".
We've returned to loud offices now. Instrumental music takes less of a productivity hit than being surrounded by loud conversations and office noise.
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