I usually listen to a set on SoundCloud. Progression of the set instead of one song completely stopping and next song playing helps me from getting distracted. I prefer either trance or techno These songs being instrumental seems to keep me focused.
Music for Programming
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#62I recently discovered the work of Laurie Spiegel, whom I now have great respect for. My personal favorite song by her is the opener from her only album "The Expanding Universe":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN3uYELX8iQ
Regardless of whether you fall in love with the music, it's worth knowing about her as a pioneer of computing. And yes, she also happens to be a woman.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurie_Spiegel
> Best known for her use of interactive and algorithmic logic as part of the compositional process, Spiegel worked with Buchla and Electronic Music Laboratories synthesizers and subsequently many early, often experimental and prototype-level music and image generation systems, including GROOVE system (1973–1978), Alles Machine (1977) and Max Mathews's RTSked and John R. Pierce tunings (1984, later known as the Bohlen–Pierce scale) at Bell Labs, the alphaSyntauri for the Apple II (1978–1981), the McLeyvier (1981–1985).
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#63I have two rules when I’m listening to music while programming: 1. My favourite genres are K-Pop and Industrial – it helps that they are also very energetic genres — and my rule is that I can only listen to them while programming. Helps to really put me in the “you’re working now” space (thanks to Julian Shapiro for this tip) 2. I pick one song and repeat it for the entire day, sometimes for several days in a row. I’…
Do you have any recommendations on some high-energetic k-pop?
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#64Why 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.
I looked for a while to see who else listens to metal for programming! Glad to know I'm not the only one.
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#65Classical for me. Typically Baroque i.e. Bach. If I'm not in a classical mood, then anything electronic without lyrics - Tangerine Dream, Jean Michel Jarre, Vangelis etc.
And, I kid ye not, Star Trek: The Motion Picture Soundtrack.
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#66I listen to the "Focus" music from Brain.fm.
Works on all my devices and allows for offline content too.
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#67For me, the "The social network" OST by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross always works: https://open.spotify.com/album/1ijkFiMeHopKkHyvQCWxUa
Similarly, the OST to the movie Mr. Brooks is really good.
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#68I have two rules when I’m listening to music while programming: 1. My favourite genres are K-Pop and Industrial – it helps that they are also very energetic genres — and my rule is that I can only listen to them while programming. Helps to really put me in the “you’re working now” space (thanks to Julian Shapiro for this tip) 2. I pick one song and repeat it for the entire day, sometimes for several days in a row. I’…
I've been doing the same for a long time - J-Pop / K-Pop is the way to go.
This is a great way to listen online: http://www.japanaradio.com/
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#69A few other redditors and I maintain a playlist of Downtempo (mostly) non-vocal electronic music specifically targeted towards developers. It's an open playlist so feel free to contribute!
https://open.spotify.com/user/fgutz/playlist/3dBiKJSoAQ6msoY...
spotify:user:fgutz:playlist:3dBiKJSoAQ6msoYzl99wp2
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#70I've been using soundtracks from The Sims and SimCity, mostly by Jerry Martin, it's great as background music.
https://play.spotify.com/user/polmuz/playlist/6ehsMsq82TeDa9...