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Re: Ask HN: Music while coding

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Post by pizzaman » Sun, Jul 18, 2010, 9:48 AM UTC

same with me, everything with lyrics distracts me.

I listen to soma.fm "drone zone", mellow film scores such as revolutionary road, american beauty, monster. Or tycho "past is prologue" is also played a lot...

a discussion on stackoverflow: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14987/audio-while-program...

Re: Ask HN: Music while coding

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Post by ohwaitnvm » Sun, Jul 18, 2010, 9:51 AM UTC

I focus on whatever I'm currently doing really well to Tool and Daft Punk, so mostly them. The music definitely fades into the background, and could probably just as well not be playing, though.

Re: Ask HN: Music while coding

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Post by oreilly » Sun, Jul 18, 2010, 9:53 AM UTC

Classical if I'm doing a long task, Creed / Alter Bridge or similar for a lot of little programming tasks.

Re: Ask HN: Music while coding

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Post by freshfey » Sun, Jul 18, 2010, 9:54 AM UTC

Quantic is really cool for the trip/hip hop loving people looking for no lyrics songs.

RJD2 is one of my favorite as well but I end up singing along the songs most of the times :)

Re: Ask HN: Music while coding

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Post by AlexMuir » Sun, Jul 18, 2010, 9:54 AM UTC

Soma.fm: groove salad and Secret Agent. I'm in a good routine when they're on. Just like supermarkets with buying music, they tell my brain it's coding time.

Re: Ask HN: Music while coding

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Post by ThomPete » Sun, Jul 18, 2010, 9:56 AM UTC

Telefon Telaviv is probably some of the best working music I have ever had. Also Sigür Ros is creating beautiful unobtrusive soundscapes.

Re: Ask HN: Music while coding

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Post by 126 » Sun, Jul 18, 2010, 10:01 AM UTC

Massive Attack Portishead

Re: Ask HN: Music while coding

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Post by fatbot » Sun, Jul 18, 2010, 10:23 AM UTC

It depends on my mood at the time, but i will always listen to Beck, Tool, Color haze & Red hot chili peppers

Re: Ask HN: Music while coding

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Post by mrtron » Sun, Jul 18, 2010, 10:24 AM UTC

126 wrote: post #17

Massive Attack Portishead

Massive Attack discography is my current working music.

Re: Ask HN: Music while coding

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Post by Spoutingshite » Sun, Jul 18, 2010, 10:24 AM UTC

I listen to various stuff, but at least once a month I listen to Tubular Bells from Mike Oldfield...a pure classic!