Music for Programming

I listen to these a lot of the time, because most of them are pure electronic music with a beat, which is the most productivity-inducing music for me. A few have some speaking, so I don't listen to them.

Re: Music for Programming

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Post by dagw » Tue, Nov 01, 2016, 10:54 AM UTC

guard-of-terra wrote: post #3

Why specific music for programming? E.g. I mostly listen Caprice (the elvish one) for programming just because I like Caprice.

Lots of people, myself included, find it difficult to program (or concentrate on any mentally challenging task) while listening to certain types of music.

Personally I'm partial to Norwegian Black metal for programming.

Re: Music for Programming

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Post by akerro » Tue, Nov 01, 2016, 10:55 AM UTC

sjclemmy wrote: post #2

Love it. But I love Enterprise mode even more. What does that say about me? ;)

That... you like Enterprise mode?

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Re: Music for Programming

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Post by Mayzie » Tue, Nov 01, 2016, 10:56 AM UTC

The website is far too slow to load. :-(

Re: Music for Programming

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Post by faraggi » Tue, Nov 01, 2016, 10:57 AM UTC

...slightly of subject:

I love programming with classical music. Classic guitar music in particular, but any classical will do. I rarely listen to classical other than when driving or when coding.

Re: Music for Programming

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Post by greydius » Tue, Nov 01, 2016, 10:58 AM UTC

I have my own "playlist" for programming and studying. I've found the key to not being distracted by the music is to avoid anything with singing and stick with stuff that's already familiar. My choices include a lot of ambient electronic and classical music. Oddly, metal also seems to work when the lyrics are completely indecipherable growls and screams.

Re: Music for Programming

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Post by stomato » Tue, Nov 01, 2016, 11:00 AM UTC

I really like the idea, but am unsure about execution.

For example, datassette starts off with big differences in volume: http://musicforprogramming.net/?three

I've been listening at work for years and what works for me is:

Dark (in minor) soundtracks (electronica and classical).

Classic rock (usually in minor) that has a mostly consistent sound.

and various types of white (and other colored) noise in https://mynoise.net/ (where I donate so there are no limitations)

I used to listen to Pandora and other stations, but I found the transitions and switching songs would get distracting, so now I just listen to the same set of songs on loop.