Ask HN: What kind of music do you listen to while programming? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: What kind of music do you listen to while programming?

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Post by sachin0235 » Thu, May 23, 2013, 5:17 PM UTC

i go for techno music to keep me focused on my work

Re: Ask HN: What kind of music do you listen to while programming?

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Post by sukuriant » Thu, May 23, 2013, 5:28 PM UTC

TV shows I can half listen to (X-Men)

Movies I've seen a million times (How to Train Your Dragon, The Matrix, etc)

Music with lyrics I've heard a million times

Electronica

Re: Ask HN: What kind of music do you listen to while programming?

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Post by hackinthebochs » Thu, May 23, 2013, 5:34 PM UTC

I prefer total silence, but when I need something to listen to I go with classical. Piano and/or violin sonatas are my go-to choice.

Re: Ask HN: What kind of music do you listen to while programming?

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Post by cdvonstinkpot » Thu, May 23, 2013, 5:57 PM UTC

I don't code, but I started writing an all-text website, which kindof counts, right?

When I'm on the computer to do any kind of work, be it the website or accounting or anything, I listen to techno on Frisky Radio, downtempo on SomaFM's Groove Salad & psyambient on HBR1's Dream Factory.

Re: Ask HN: What kind of music do you listen to while programming?

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Post by marssaxman » Thu, May 23, 2013, 6:30 PM UTC

Progressive psychedelic trance. Downtempo, psy-ambient, dub.

Re: Ask HN: What kind of music do you listen to while programming?

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Post by gee_totes » Thu, May 23, 2013, 6:57 PM UTC

aflott wrote: post #7

Soma FM's Groove Salad http://somafm.com/groovesalad/

Groove Salad is very good, but sometimes it reminds me of porno music. I've been rotating between Space Station Soma and the Dubstep channel (which actually plays quality Dubstep (if such a thing exists)).

Soma.fm is one of the websites I like giving money too, I only wish they had cooler things in their store (I've got the mug, and the hoodies/t-shirts aren't too appealing to me).

Re: Ask HN: What kind of music do you listen to while programming?

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Post by gee_totes » Thu, May 23, 2013, 7:02 PM UTC

fakeer wrote: post #16

Ghazals, Sufi, Qawwali, old Bollywood melodies[†], rare-few new Bollywood melodies[0], Rock[1], Rock&Roll[1], country, ballad, classical - both western(few)/Indian[2] and Indi-pop[3] This pretty much sums it up. It's very mixed up. Many times I just trust iTunes' Shuffle but it's never unique. Any programs for Mac that actually randomizes the queue each time I ask it to? I prefer it when the sound is directly not com…

I have similar music tastes, and might have some suggestions to add to your collection. Have you listened to Dub Qawwali[0] or the Ashla Bhosle Kronos Quartet collobration[1]?

[0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxWUrb0QZFs [1]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXjpck1SfjQ