Ask HN: What, if anything, do you listen to while coding? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: What, if anything, do you listen to while coding?

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Post by blikdak » Mon, May 21, 2018, 7:58 PM UTC

Mostly non-vocal Trance/EDM

https://open.spotify.com/user/1231314189/playlist/0uw5wl2Ne7...

Re: Ask HN: What, if anything, do you listen to while coding?

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Post by originalsimba » Mon, May 21, 2018, 8:00 PM UTC

heavy metal! :)

Breaking Benjamin, Slipknot, Three Days Grace, Metallica, Slayer. I also have a di.fm subscription which includes rockradio.com radiotunes.com and a couple others (jazz and classical), all excellent choices.

Re: Ask HN: What, if anything, do you listen to while coding?

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Post by handbanana » Mon, May 21, 2018, 9:23 PM UTC

I don't usually listen to music. Two Steps From Hell isn't bad while coding, though

Re: Ask HN: What, if anything, do you listen to while coding?

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Post by hprotagonist » Mon, May 21, 2018, 9:29 PM UTC

hotsauceror wrote: post #60

hprotagonist wrote: post #37

when i absolutely must think very carefully: silence. when i’m doing something tricky but not right at my limit: palestrina and other polyphonic composers of medieval and renaissance sacred music. plug and chug coding: kind of whatever.

Anonymous 4 did some recordings of medieval masses and they were... otherworldly. They really put you in the contemplative mood.

yes. i like the tallis scholars as well. i’ve even seen them in concert a few times.

Re: Ask HN: What, if anything, do you listen to while coding?

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Post by snapdaddy » Mon, May 21, 2018, 10:33 PM UTC

leebrandt wrote: post #61

Somafm Suburbs of Goa: https://somafm.com/suburbsofgoa/ Shanghai Restoration Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09b-jSbPreU&list=PLxjXphoR4Y... Breaking Benjamin

Thank you for somafm - that's pretty awesome

Re: Ask HN: What, if anything, do you listen to while coding?

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Post by mstaoru » Tue, May 22, 2018, 12:12 AM UTC

In the "listening" mood I code with atmospheric black and post-black like Alcest, Agalloch, or Kauan. I find both "Sorni Nai" and "Pirut" by Kauan to be able to induce almost trance-like focus.

Otherwise, I put on my trusty 3M Peltor X5A with -37 dB rating, so most of Wework's office noises and sticky pop background tune down to a barely audible droning.

Re: Ask HN: What, if anything, do you listen to while coding?

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Post by moltar » Tue, May 22, 2018, 1:10 AM UTC

Brain.fm

Re: Ask HN: What, if anything, do you listen to while coding?

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Post by gymshoes » Tue, May 22, 2018, 3:40 AM UTC

For me, it depends on the mood. Usually I just put in my current state of mind in the search bar and usually a playlist is present.

I've seen that songs I know already provide way less distraction than new music.

Re: Ask HN: What, if anything, do you listen to while coding?

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Post by ghthor » Tue, May 22, 2018, 3:56 AM UTC

Drum and Bass. Usually pick something from bassblog.pro

Re: Ask HN: What, if anything, do you listen to while coding?

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Post by vroomik » Tue, May 22, 2018, 7:40 AM UTC

I found plenty of nice background music in here(50 playlists) http://musicforprogramming.net/