MusicForProgramming();

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Post by seanplaice » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 4:25 PM UTC

MusicForProgramming();
musicforprogramming.net

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Post by mw63214 » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 4:40 PM UTC

from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2715066

"If someone integrated a contextual playlist generator into a web-IDE and changed the music based on length of current session, degree of nesting or other complexity values, time of day based on location, etc..., I think it would be a much appreciated feature."

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Post by pizza » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 4:42 PM UTC

http://comtruise.com/kc/ More Com Truise mixes

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Post by vyrotek » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 4:43 PM UTC

As a general rule, we're looking for 1 hour long noise/dronescapes with no (or very few) drums or vocals.

Happy coding / knitting / drawing / running / painting / writing / baking cakes!

Apparently this should really be called "MusicToGetThingsDone" :)

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Post by ctdonath » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 4:59 PM UTC

Music possessing these qualities can often provide just the right amount of interest to occupy the parts of your brain that would otherwise be left free to wander and lead to distraction during your work.

Finally - someone who recognizes that there's a curious & busy part of the brain which must be kept preoccupied during complex tasks, and mixes music just for that purpose.

"Trance" music podcasts are a great approximation for this. (See "The Vocal Trance", "Above & Beyond: Trance Around The World", "The Perfect Mix", "Push The Night", "Perfecto Podcast", "The Sound of Trance", "Shakedown Podcast")

ETA: Alas, too many managers don't understand this; they think you're getting distracted by the music, and can't comprehend that it is necessary to facilitate focus.

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Post by joejohnson » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 5:04 PM UTC

ctdonath wrote: post #5

Music possessing these qualities can often provide just the right amount of interest to occupy the parts of your brain that would otherwise be left free to wander and lead to distraction during your work. Finally - someone who recognizes that there's a curious & busy part of the brain which must be kept preoccupied during complex tasks, and mixes music just for that purpose. "Trance" music podcasts are a great approx…

I couldn't agree more about the Trance podcasts. It's great that these podcasts have no breaks (mixing each song into the next). Music like that with a good beat and lots of crescendos/decrescendos can be ideal for tuning out everything around me and staying focused for a long period of time.

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Post by Rotor » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 5:13 PM UTC

Personally I enjoy minimal electronic music while coding. It fits nicely into the background while still sounding interesting.

This site has some good minimal mixes http://deepmix.eu/

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Post by emillon » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 5:21 PM UTC

ctdonath wrote: post #5

Music possessing these qualities can often provide just the right amount of interest to occupy the parts of your brain that would otherwise be left free to wander and lead to distraction during your work. Finally - someone who recognizes that there's a curious & busy part of the brain which must be kept preoccupied during complex tasks, and mixes music just for that purpose. "Trance" music podcasts are a great approx…

> Finally - someone [...] mixes music just for that purpose.

DJ Bolivia has been quite known for his "Music to code by" mixes, I definitely recommend them.

http://djbolivia.blogspot.com/2011/04/music-to-code-by-volum...

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Post by k_bx » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 5:22 PM UTC

http://www.kievbass.com/podcasts/ works for me

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Post by udp » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 5:22 PM UTC

I think the site is starting to creak under the strain. Perhaps a torrent of the MP3s would be a good idea?