house music. things without words or where the words really don't mean/add much is easier for me to have in the background. Classical works well too.
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#12Anything instrumental/classical, The Social Network soundtrack, Daft Punk's Tron Legacy soundtrack, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo soundtrack, and NIN's Ghosts I-IV.
There's quite a bit of Trent Reznor in this list.
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#13Nothing. My brain can't process music while I'm coding. I literally don't hear it, or at most, it's just a increase in background noise. I wish that weren't true, but I just can't think and listen to music at the same time.
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#14I am 18 and pop is my game. I would rather not disclose the artists but pop should suffice. (No! Justin Bieber is not on the list, if that is what you were thinking)
Although strange but I have found that putting a single track on loop is better than playing a playlist, dont know why. So i usually have a single track on loop for the night.
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#15ITunes radio. Lots of stations, you're bound to find something you can work along with.
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#16The band "Cults" debut album is pretty good. The fast paced tempo is good for getting me to get started working instead of reading logs or email.
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#17Depends on the time and my mood.
I certainly wake up and stop hesitating after I turned on a fast track.
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#18Here are few Spotify playlists I've found on sharemyplaylists.com and have kept around:
A Soundtrack For Coding spotify:user:joannabutler:playlist:5DWd75wM11HGHF2rBgikAQ
Coding music spotify:user:vesanieminen:playlist:2BJneVq6neamXAi7MfYtZJ
Perfect for Coding spotify:user:tbibb:playlist:0gaXIS4Ucs3G6YNBJ8m29b
Coding Paradise spotify:user:scottix2:playlist:62oWivdtZmmTdMdUFh7ALt
For me, anything works that I'd normally listen to, but trance really gets me immersed and focused.
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#19Super extreme metal. Messuggah, Vried, Vektor, stuff like that. Tech/prog death mainly. Have to start it a bit gentler in the morning, usually some old school doomer/stoner (St. Vitus, Slough Feg, Candlemass, etc)
Re: Ask HN: What music do you like to listen to while you program?
#20Any upbeat music that I've heard a million times (so that I'm not paying attention to the lyrics instead of my work).