I think the site might be going a bit slow for me. Is there a mirror?
I reached out to @datassette to see if he'd let us host the MP3s for him on Cloudfront, so fingers crossed!
MusicForProgramming();
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#132Music 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…
What kind of manager doen't let you listen to music?
I'm not a programmer, I work in information security (monitor/response) but I've experienced something similar. My manager listens to music/podcasts, most of my coworkers do as well, but when someone from another team walks by, they assume we're doing nothing based on comments I've heard, "you have headphones in, obviously you're not busy". No, I'm just trying to concentrate. Thanks for interrupting with your smartass remark.
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#133Music 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…
"there's a curious & busy part of the brain which must be kept preoccupied during complex tasks" this is so true - I've found, besides listening to music, I can actual half-listen to lectures/talks while I program, and concentrate considerably better than in quiet. Counter-intuitive but works really well.
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#134Atmospheric drum'n'bass is where it is at for coding. Warm lushness, yet rhythms that will help you keep your mental cadence up. Here are two mixes you should DL & listen to: http://archives.bassdrivearchive.com/1%20-%20Monday/Atmosphe... http://archives.bassdrivearchive.com/4%20-%20Thursday/Scenic... Lush atmospherics, low-slung 29-38hz basslines, rock out to either full-time at 175bpm or half-time at 87bpm, dependi…
Great for late night coding when so much productive works get done. I've been a huge drum and bass fan for years - reverberates deeply for me.
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#135Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works?
Selected Ambient Works is fantastic for coding - totally agree.
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#136I was playing Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto when a contractor came for an on-site and he remarked on how it was good "design music". He mentioned he preferred ambient music whilst doing cognitively intensive work. When doing something rote, rock, pop or metal was a good choice.
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#137Earlier quoted context omitted.
Anything by Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto puts me all the way in the zone.
Was going to post the same! Lovely, hypnotic and minimal.
Just read this after posting http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3550443.
And I thought my Raster-Noton habit put me in the minority!
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#138Music 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…
As a DJ/producer, I have a professional obligation to loathe trance music, but I can't deny that it's just the perfect thing for programming.
Some of my favorite balearic stuff:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdhIwGZxtLA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTODkLro8gs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-p_Ihm95KQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyTRd8A7pm8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl2SOwjx5Vc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=surw1-iXmR0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsEY0OLv_Y4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uRTjooOnsc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXb0y9yws4c
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#139Music 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…
As a DJ/producer, I have a professional obligation to loathe trance music, but I can't deny that it's just the perfect thing for programming. Some of my favorite balearic stuff: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdhIwGZxtLA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTODkLro8gs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-p_Ihm95KQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyTRd8A7pm8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl2SOwjx5Vc http://www.youtube.com/watc…
As a musician, I love it. That's probably half due to roughly 70% of my songs ending up as trance by the time I'm done though. What is it about it that you dislike exactly?
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#140What is the license for this music?