What music does the programmer hear?

[Vikram A Punathambekar]

Here[^] is the CP group on last.fm. You sign up, download and install their plugin, and listen to music as usual. It builds a profile and recommends new artists, etc. Very cool. :cool: Here[^] is my profile. I have to say, Runrig is my current favourite.

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[Kevin McFarlane]

Cyon111 wrote:

I'm feeling quite out of place with my two music genres, Heavy Metal and Blues-Rock

Not on CP. There are a lot of us here. :)

Cyon111 wrote:

Wouldn't normal people think that that programmer who listens to Heavy Metal is a MORON?

No.

Kevin

[Anthony Mushrow]

Cyon111 wrote:

What music does the programmer hear?

The same as everybody else, as much as I'd love to I can't block out music I don't like before it actually reaches my ears.

My current favourite word is: Nipple!

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[Perspx]

Cyon111 wrote:

Wouldn't normal people think that that programmer who listens to Heavy Metal is a MORON?

Where the hell did you get that idea? :confused: I enjoy (almost) anything metal :) Regards, --Perspx

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[Cyon111]

(Sorry for my bad English in advance!) Wow, we do love each other very much don't we? It's not the first time you step on my foot! Have you read the text at the very first line, here and at the first post? Yes, "Sorry for my bad English in advance!". To get things straight, my posting is just a humble intention to improve my English. Thank you and please don't tell me that I should go somewhere else. Because I don't think I have broken any rules!

modified on Sunday, September 21, 2008 11:54 AM

[Cyon111]

Perspx wrote:

Where the hell did you get that idea?

Well, once my boss heard a piece of Metallica I was listening back then and he said something like: "My God. What the hell is that for torture music?". So now, somehow, I fear, but it's good to hear from you and the other guys who are well educated, smart and talented programmers that it's actually, OK. :rose:

[Todd Smith]

I listen to Rap, Hip-Hop, Techno, Country, Classical, Heavy-Metal, Glamor Metal, Death-Metal, Metal-Metal, Blues, New Age, Grunge, Alternate Rock, etc. I think about the only thing I don't listen to is Christian and Gospel although when done by bands like U2 its not too bad. All people do all things. Music, Religion, Politics etc. is engaged by everyone good, bad, smart and dumb. So trying to group people into little categories (ex Heavy-Metal = moron) serves little purpose other than to alienate people. BTW can't you get clean versions of most albums? Walmart maybe?

Todd Smith

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[Perspx]

Indeed it is, although I was expecting you to say something along the lines of but you are a moron ;) Regards, --Perspx "I've got my kids brainwashed: You don't use Google, and you don't use an iPod." - Steve Ballmer "Some people have told me they don't think a fat penguin really embodies the grace of Linux, which just tells me they have never seen an angry penguin charging at them in excess of 100mph." - Linus Torvalds

"I've got my kids brainwashed: You don't use Google, and you don't use an iPod." - Steve Ballmer
"Some people have told me they don't think a fat penguin really embodies the grace of Linux, which just tells me they have never seen an angry penguin charging at them in excess of 100mph." - Linus Torvalds

[Paul Conrad]

Especially when they post something really dumb in the Soapbox that isn't exactly new.

"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon "Not only do you continue to babble nonsense, you can't even correctly remember the nonsense you babbled just minutes ago." - Rob Graham

[Jamie Nordmeyer]

Understandable. I don't mind the swearing as long as it's not there for shock value (like a lot of Gangsta rap), but if the music is good, and the lyrics actually tell a story that makes sense, I don't mind it. If you want a good metal band that doesn't swear, check out Evanescence, another of my favorite bands. They're labeled as an EMO band, but the music has roots in rock. Here's a great sample of their music if you're not familiar with them: Lithium[^]

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[Pete OHanlon]

SK Genius wrote:

My current favourite word is: Nipple!

Mine too. I can't get enough of my current favourite.

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[Member 0xFFFFFFFF]

I personally prefer some chill-out and relaxing stuff ... especially Mike Oldfield and demoscene electronic music (http://www.demovibes.org) ;)

[leonej_dt]

Cyon111 wrote:

I mean a programmer is usually a well educated, smart and talented person, shouldn't he/she not listen to Heavy Metal?

Progressive metal is metal for educated people. Therefore, a real programmer MUST be exposed to prog metal. Another two generes to which a real programmer must be exposed are jazz and classical music.

Cyon111 wrote:

I love the electric guitar very much, which reminds me on a newcomer called Anthony Gomes who plays on the e-guitar very well. The song War On War really rocks!

It's very good indeed.

If you can play The Dance of Eternity (Dream Theater), then we shall make a band.

[Joan M]

From Heavy Metal to House and blues, rock, pop, I think that almost everything... of course some groups of each kind, not everyhting, but I like all the kinds of music and depending on the mood I tend to torture tha guys on my department with Marilyn Manson or Metallica and some days I use House just to relax a little bit...

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[Roger Wright]

What's wrong with hard rock and blues? Programmers ( and other technically oriented people ) enjoy complex relationships, things which engage the mind completely. That's why we love finding technical solutions to everyday problems, and making them elegant when we can. Music, in general, is mathematical, an interweaving of mathematical relationships of melody, harmony, rythm and interval. It engages the mind, heart and soul in a way no other medium can. Yeah, the general noise known as rap or hiphop doesn't contain much of any of these - least of all, talent, but most genre of music are fundamentally technical in nature, and appeal to technical people. Those of us in need of sedation after a hectic week might prefer country, but rock in all its forms, and blues/jazz are delightful entertainment for an agile mind. Enjoy, and branch out some. Try some Bach or Mozart for a change... :-D

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[Oakman]

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[Mladen Jankovic]

Member 0xFFFFFFFF wrote:

Mike Oldfield

Work seems easier while his music is playing in background. ;)

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[Lost User]

Affter several years I remembered to buy a ccopy of Tubular Bells, part chillout, part uplift.

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[Lost User]

On the head Roger, the complexity is part of what attracts me to rock. With the large dynamic range there can be several layers present at once. :cool:

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