Ask HN: Good coding music? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Good coding music?

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Post by Raphmedia » Sat, Aug 03, 2013, 3:51 AM UTC

vmarsy wrote: post #19

What about https://www.focusatwill.com/ ? or not really music but a coffee shop sound : http://coffitivity.com/

Thanks a lot for those two links. They really make it for me!

Edit: I found that Coffitivity goes really well with Muzak - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdJWZxPW45c - that someone else posted. Turns your office into a mall!

Re: Ask HN: Good coding music?

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Post by wanderr » Sat, Aug 03, 2013, 4:32 AM UTC

When I really need to focus, I listen to a mix of mostly Au Revoir Simone, Ladytron, Metric, and The Faint

Re: Ask HN: Good coding music?

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Post by pushkargaikwad » Sat, Aug 03, 2013, 7:10 AM UTC

I personally find music to be distracting while coding but yesterday found this thread on reddit http://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/1jke2r/whats_the_most..., this has some gems! I am sure you will find few good once

Re: Ask HN: Good coding music?

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Post by jamesjguthrie » Sat, Aug 03, 2013, 9:29 AM UTC

I can't code with music on, my brain tunes into it and makes me want to sing along or pretend I'm drumming etc.

I find TV on in the background to be much more helpful.

Re: Ask HN: Good coding music?

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Post by hmsimha » Sat, Aug 03, 2013, 12:33 PM UTC

meerita wrote: post #13

My favorite coding music, for late nite is SomaFM: Mission Control, wich is ambient music mixed with NASA mission audio archives, it is sublime. You can find it iTunes radio or in SomaFM official website http://somafm.com

My vote goes to SomaFM's Space Station, though the vibe of that station is a bit variable

Re: Ask HN: Good coding music?

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Post by alexanderh » Sat, Aug 03, 2013, 1:35 PM UTC

I really enjoy all kinds of Ambient music for coding

Sync24 and RQ come to mind.

Re: Ask HN: Good coding music?

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Post by alexanderh » Sat, Aug 03, 2013, 1:37 PM UTC

jamesjguthrie wrote: post #34

I can't code with music on, my brain tunes into it and makes me want to sing along or pretend I'm drumming etc. I find TV on in the background to be much more helpful.

This is why there is an entire genre of music called "Ambient"

Seriously, I know where you're coming from but there is music out there for every situation.

Re: Ask HN: Good coding music?

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Post by jeremyirony » Sat, Aug 03, 2013, 6:12 PM UTC

I like the playlist made of: - Kingdom of Heaven OST - Assassin's Creed Revelations OST (the full 3 CD version) - Full Mass Effect 3 OST (extracted by some guy from the game itself. Not the one you can buy ;))

Re: Ask HN: Good coding music?

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Post by sonicallison » Sat, Aug 03, 2013, 6:22 PM UTC

carlyle4545 wrote: post #9

The Diplomats are ideal for maintaining an optimal level of concentration. Their album, "Diplomatic Immunity Vol. 1" will put you in a zone. The song "Dipset Anthem" is the undisputed gem. Thank me later...

I can't think of anything more distracting than this album, they stop to talk constantly...

http://www.amazon.com/Diplomatic-Immunity-Diplomats/dp/B0000...

Re: Ask HN: Good coding music?

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Post by hemezh » Sat, Aug 03, 2013, 7:10 PM UTC

I personally prefer chillstep, it really helps me concentrate. Recently I created a mix @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EY0r-VJF6k

I'd strongly suggest you to discover other artists of this genre e.g. Xan, Sizzlebird, Ramases B, etc