Dubstep, I listen to techno/dubstep/trace music because usually there are little to no words/lyrics which tend to distract me. Also I make sure to listen to LARGE playlists so that I rarely hear a repeat in the span of a few days which keeps my mind from memorizing the beats/music so I don't get caught up in the music I just let it play. Check out Rusko and Skrillex those are the top 2 I listen to when programming
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#32Mostly post-rock and downtempo. Like ohashi mentioned, few or no words is ideal.
For those on Spotify spotify:user:122311263:playlist:3Fh1B8D32GUrshQhuQdJVf
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#331) With little or moderate background noise I don't listen to nothing
2) Otherwise I like Flamenco music(instrumental) and also some slow musics like Current Swell and other Surf Music stuff
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#34internet radio - WCBN, WWOZ, TSF, WFMU, KCRW, etc.
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#35I actually have a pretty hard time coding without music, maybe I'm used to it. I usually listen to electronic but nothing too fast. Generally anything that is at the bob-your-head tempo. PhuturePrimitive (lately: Kinetik), Max Melvin, Eastern Sun, Sounds From The Ground. Oh, and sometimes I just _need_ to listen to Underworld, DubNobassWithMyHeadMan. If I don't want to think about putting creating a playlist or selec…
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#36During design phase I like something mellow, Waylon, Willie, Alabama, Charlie Daniels, etc. When I'm actually writing code I like to get angry as fuck with some Opeth, Killswitch, Machine Head, Goat Whore or Charred Walls of the Damned
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#37Nothing. 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.
Background noise sounds good to me. When I'm listening to music while I code, I'm not actively "listening" to it, either - if you ask me what the last three songs that played were, I probably wouldn't be able to tell you.
Is is proven that any music/noisy sound distracts your attention and you get not realizing some details that you would if not listening to music. The book "Clean Coder" has a section about it...
edit: it is true for most people.
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#38I find that house, trance, dance, drum and bass are energetic enough to motivate me without proving to be too much of a distraction.
Here's my Spotify playlist for coding: http://open.spotify.com/user/gr33nie/playlist/5Yamm2Pj3ZNywr...
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#39Sometimes Dubstep. Sometimes Opeth (progressive/melodic death metal, probably not for everyone). But my real silver bullet is the Symbols album by KMFDM. Edit: And when I need to chill out more and concentrate, Indian classical music, particularly tabla stuff since I like percussion, is fantastic. I've also recently found that Herbie Hancock had a similar effect, (an album where he sounds more like conventional jazz.…
Agreed on the classical. I really enjoy listening to Bela Fleck, and this NPR video has him (banjo), a bass fiddle player, and another playing with a Tabla. Highly recommended.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1286522...
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#40Daft Punk - Tron Legacy soundtrack Makes me feel epic and I feel like I am fighting a war with code
I've literally said almost the exact same thing to someone.