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Re: Music for Programming (2011)

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Post by dang »

plibither8 wrote: post #171
imglorp wrote: post #150

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Every time I feel like writing a "pastbot" I start to think it ought to be part of the site, and then I look up top and see the "past" button! :-) Maybe it should be highlighted and blinking if it's a frequent flyer...

I've also thought about bots on Hacker News - they might be useful for somethings though I can't put a pin on what exactly. I'm pretty sure the community won't really like the idea of bots on HN because of spam issues and such, but what is the official policy on this? Can't find anything about bots anywhere.

We don't allow bots to post to HN, other than https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=whoishiring.

Re: Music for Programming (2011)

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Post by dep_b »

I don’t listen to music anymore during work since silence is really rare nowadays.

Some good stuff I play(ed): - Terrence Dixon - from the far future - Omar S and Shadow Ray - OASIS COLLABORATING - Aphex Twin - Ambient - Brian Eno ambient albums - Musik von Harmonia

Re: Music for Programming (2011)

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Post by shams93 »

coreyp_1 wrote: post #35

Am I the only person who can't listen to anything while coding? My attention goes straight to the music, and I can't concentrate on the task at hand! When I was in high school, my math teacher would play Mozart during tests, claiming it would help us. It would drive me crazy, and I doubt that my grades improved as a result of the distraction. For what it's worth, I have a BMus in Piano Performance. I love music... bu…

I had this problem at a job where music was piped in, at one time I was a professional musician so I'm trained to hyperfocus on the song at hand when listening, I like having background noise but listening to actual music is distracting.

Re: Music for Programming (2011)

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Post by stonedartist »

LeifCarrotson wrote: post #94
tombert wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're not the only person; it's why I absolutely despise open offices. I have trouble getting things done with people talking, and "just putting on headphones" doesn't really work because I have trouble focusing on anything but the music. The closest thing I'll do to address my particular problem is find audio of stuff like thunderstorms or waterfalls and more ambient stuff. Personally, I find that much easier to tu…

I think this site does a decent job of avoiding music that can be focused on. They mention on the about page: > we have found that the most effective music to aid prolonged periods of intense concentration tends to have a mixture of the following qualities: Drones Noise Fuzz Field recordings Vagueness (Hypnagogia) Textures without rhythm Minor complex chords Early music (Baroque, lute, harpsichord) Very few drums or…

I had so much trouble working around people that I would get an empty conference room. The gentle AC fan in the conference room would act as a "white noise" for me, which would help me concentrate. I then found this iOS app called Noisli that had white noise that helped. But working around people has always been challenging for me especially when they get into a conference call and you can hear squeaky noises of people from the other side of the call!

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Post by cjsawyer »

coreyp_1 wrote: post #35

Am I the only person who can't listen to anything while coding? My attention goes straight to the music, and I can't concentrate on the task at hand! When I was in high school, my math teacher would play Mozart during tests, claiming it would help us. It would drive me crazy, and I doubt that my grades improved as a result of the distraction. For what it's worth, I have a BMus in Piano Performance. I love music... bu…

My go to is meditation music, hums, drones, no drums, and no vocals. It’s like white noise but less grating.

Re: Music for Programming (2011)

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Post by wishinghand »

coreyp_1 wrote: post #35

Am I the only person who can't listen to anything while coding? My attention goes straight to the music, and I can't concentrate on the task at hand! When I was in high school, my math teacher would play Mozart during tests, claiming it would help us. It would drive me crazy, and I doubt that my grades improved as a result of the distraction. For what it's worth, I have a BMus in Piano Performance. I love music... bu…

Back in high school and some of University I used to be able to listen to music while working, but no more. If I need some noise then the stuff I listen to is so minimal it could hardly be called music.

Re: Music for Programming (2011)

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Post by omar12 »

jointpdf wrote: post #119
Bootwizard wrote: post #6

This is cool, but what makes it "music for programming?" I'd say music for programming is whatever your favorite music is. Everyone has different tastes.

Personally, I like to listen to electronic DJ mixes because a) the music flows together nicely (by design) and b) repetition paces me and gives something for my ADD brain to latch on to (like rapidly bouncing your leg) and c) I don’t get preoccupied trying to DJ for myself. Here are some sources I like: Boiler Room (all EDM/dance genres)— https://m.youtube.com/user/brtvofficial/videos?view=0&sort=p... Anjunadeep (dee…

I agree with you. Good DJ mixes build up the energy. It does help me get my brain in a rhythm that enters into a flow state. BBC's Essential Mix do put some good mixes, as well as Diplo and Friends.

Some tracks:

* Dimension Essential Mix (DnB): https://soundcloud.com/dimension_uk/essential-mix

* Nicolas Jaar Essential Mix (Various): https://soundcloud.com/otherpeoplerecords/csp06-nicolas-jaar...

* Mano Le Tough Essential Mix (House): https://soundcloud.com/manoletough/essential-mix

* Charlotte De Witte Essential Mix (Techno): https://soundcloud.com/charlottedewitte-essentialmix2018-02-...

* Diplo Burning Man 2019 (EDM): https://soundcloud.com/diplo/diplo-burning-man-cloud-art-car and https://soundcloud.com/diplo/diplo-burning-man-tetrix-art-ca...

Re: Music for Programming (2011)

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Post by colecut »

imglorp wrote: post #150
plibither8 wrote: post #19

Past submissions: 2018-07-20: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17573053 2016-11-01: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12844434 2012-02-18: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3605957 2012-02-03: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3547694

Every time I feel like writing a "pastbot" I start to think it ought to be part of the site, and then I look up top and see the "past" button! :-) Maybe it should be highlighted and blinking if it's a frequent flyer...

I frequently read HN and this site was new to me. The (2011) in the title lets me know it isn't new content.

What do I have to gain by knowing it was posted several times before?

Re: Music for Programming (2011)

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Post by aidenn0 »

yonaguska wrote: post #169
aidenn0 wrote: post #152

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For others who find they need too-loud music or noise, here's my 3 step process that works. 1. Get any in-ear earbuds (for noise even cheapy ones are fine, for music pick whatever type you like). 2. Get the foam tips to fit them: https://www.complyfoam.com/products/t-series/ 3. Put some hearing-protection ear-muffs on top A tiny amount of noise will make all other sounds disappear at this point.

It can also work the other way- if you need budget noise isolation- get foam earplugs, and over ear headphones, turn the music up while simultaneously not hearing anything but it. Saved my hearing while riding motorcycles. Cheap helmet speakers sound pretty good with the volume cranked up and ear protection in- while it blocks out the dangerous wind noise.

Good point, though that's probably less ideal for an office setting, where people can hear your cranked-up volume.
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