Code Music
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I'm sitting here at my desk getting ready to start coding. The thought crossed my mind, "I wonder what the people at the Code Project listen to while they code." (Yeah... I might be stalling just a little bit...) I'm not asking what you like in general, but more when you are in the process of coding (Is there a difference?). Do you find that certain types of music help with coding vs debugging? I'm afraid that the answer will be similar to my answer to this question... Depends on the day. If I'm trying to figure something out, then I like it as quiet as possible. If it's just grunt work, then I like just about anything lively. What I can't do is listen to books on tape. It's a little to much distraction. Anyway, I'm curious to know what works for y'all.
Quiet stuff...Brian Eno's ambient works, that sort of thing. Nothing with lyrics, nothing too distracting.
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I'm sitting here at my desk getting ready to start coding. The thought crossed my mind, "I wonder what the people at the Code Project listen to while they code." (Yeah... I might be stalling just a little bit...) I'm not asking what you like in general, but more when you are in the process of coding (Is there a difference?). Do you find that certain types of music help with coding vs debugging? I'm afraid that the answer will be similar to my answer to this question... Depends on the day. If I'm trying to figure something out, then I like it as quiet as possible. If it's just grunt work, then I like just about anything lively. What I can't do is listen to books on tape. It's a little to much distraction. Anyway, I'm curious to know what works for y'all.
Instrumental; jazz, classical, and some New Age. Vocals are too distracting, generally. For example, I was working from home over the weekend. I spent most of the time under the headphones listening to E. Power Biggs[^] playing Bach.
Software Zen:
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I'm sitting here at my desk getting ready to start coding. The thought crossed my mind, "I wonder what the people at the Code Project listen to while they code." (Yeah... I might be stalling just a little bit...) I'm not asking what you like in general, but more when you are in the process of coding (Is there a difference?). Do you find that certain types of music help with coding vs debugging? I'm afraid that the answer will be similar to my answer to this question... Depends on the day. If I'm trying to figure something out, then I like it as quiet as possible. If it's just grunt work, then I like just about anything lively. What I can't do is listen to books on tape. It's a little to much distraction. Anyway, I'm curious to know what works for y'all.
When it get's complicated I'm into Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor. Otherwise mostly 70's and 80's hairball rock off the Zune!
ed ~"Watch your thoughts; they become your words. Watch your words they become your actions. Watch your actions; they become your habits. Watch your habits; they become your character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny." -Frank Outlaw.
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Instrumental; jazz, classical, and some New Age. Vocals are too distracting, generally. For example, I was working from home over the weekend. I spent most of the time under the headphones listening to E. Power Biggs[^] playing Bach.
Software Zen:
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E. Power Biggs playing Bach
Love it!!
ed ~"Watch your thoughts; they become your words. Watch your words they become your actions. Watch your actions; they become your habits. Watch your habits; they become your character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny." -Frank Outlaw.
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I'm sitting here at my desk getting ready to start coding. The thought crossed my mind, "I wonder what the people at the Code Project listen to while they code." (Yeah... I might be stalling just a little bit...) I'm not asking what you like in general, but more when you are in the process of coding (Is there a difference?). Do you find that certain types of music help with coding vs debugging? I'm afraid that the answer will be similar to my answer to this question... Depends on the day. If I'm trying to figure something out, then I like it as quiet as possible. If it's just grunt work, then I like just about anything lively. What I can't do is listen to books on tape. It's a little to much distraction. Anyway, I'm curious to know what works for y'all.
Psy Trance
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I'm sitting here at my desk getting ready to start coding. The thought crossed my mind, "I wonder what the people at the Code Project listen to while they code." (Yeah... I might be stalling just a little bit...) I'm not asking what you like in general, but more when you are in the process of coding (Is there a difference?). Do you find that certain types of music help with coding vs debugging? I'm afraid that the answer will be similar to my answer to this question... Depends on the day. If I'm trying to figure something out, then I like it as quiet as possible. If it's just grunt work, then I like just about anything lively. What I can't do is listen to books on tape. It's a little to much distraction. Anyway, I'm curious to know what works for y'all.
I always try to study or read listening to classical music(if I learn in patterns I prefer for them to be well structured). I code/read news listening to npr or a playlist with some clutch,pink floyd, johnny cash, and beatles. But, I find myself muting EVERYTHING if I really want to visualize and think out a solution.
DrewG MCSD .Net
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I'm sitting here at my desk getting ready to start coding. The thought crossed my mind, "I wonder what the people at the Code Project listen to while they code." (Yeah... I might be stalling just a little bit...) I'm not asking what you like in general, but more when you are in the process of coding (Is there a difference?). Do you find that certain types of music help with coding vs debugging? I'm afraid that the answer will be similar to my answer to this question... Depends on the day. If I'm trying to figure something out, then I like it as quiet as possible. If it's just grunt work, then I like just about anything lively. What I can't do is listen to books on tape. It's a little to much distraction. Anyway, I'm curious to know what works for y'all.
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I'm sitting here at my desk getting ready to start coding. The thought crossed my mind, "I wonder what the people at the Code Project listen to while they code." (Yeah... I might be stalling just a little bit...) I'm not asking what you like in general, but more when you are in the process of coding (Is there a difference?). Do you find that certain types of music help with coding vs debugging? I'm afraid that the answer will be similar to my answer to this question... Depends on the day. If I'm trying to figure something out, then I like it as quiet as possible. If it's just grunt work, then I like just about anything lively. What I can't do is listen to books on tape. It's a little to much distraction. Anyway, I'm curious to know what works for y'all.
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Matthew Page wrote:
Do you find that certain types of music help with coding vs debugging?
no. i put my iPod on shuffle and let er fly.
I Choose a play list and hit random on repeat...... I have 800 hrs of techno music on my main machine so it keeps me in the groove for as long as my mind can keep up. But I also tend to choose play lists by the amount of burden I am undertaking... -Trance : Working out an new class. -Rap : Stupid repetitive cleaning ( syntax cleaning ). -Techno : Debugging and deciding what it is that needs to be done next. -Heavy Metal : only when I am really in a bad mood.... -Johnny Cash : first thing when I am hung over..... :laugh:
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I Choose a play list and hit random on repeat...... I have 800 hrs of techno music on my main machine so it keeps me in the groove for as long as my mind can keep up. But I also tend to choose play lists by the amount of burden I am undertaking... -Trance : Working out an new class. -Rap : Stupid repetitive cleaning ( syntax cleaning ). -Techno : Debugging and deciding what it is that needs to be done next. -Heavy Metal : only when I am really in a bad mood.... -Johnny Cash : first thing when I am hung over..... :laugh:
ely_bob wrote:
-Johnny Cash : first thing when I am hung over..... Laugh
.... and on layoff day (When the Man Comes Around) no doubt. :doh:
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
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I hate it when I find a song (like Just Dance) long before others do, then it gets uber-popular and I get sick of it. It's been in my head all day!!!
Back in the blog beatch! http://CraptasticNation.blogspot.com/[^]
Only thing worse could be following it up with poker face. P-P-P-P-P-Poker Face P-P-P-P-P-P Don't sing it to yourself or you're screwed...
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ely_bob wrote:
-Johnny Cash : first thing when I am hung over..... Laugh
.... and on layoff day (When the Man Comes Around) no doubt. :doh:
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
dan neely wrote:
.... and on layoff day (When the Man Comes Around) no doubt.
Hey if you can't handle your job drunk you have no business doing it. :-\ I learned that while working at various labs (with HIV, Radioactive materials, explosives, small animals, and Angry drunks)... (but not all at once.. that would be to much for me at one time...):cool:
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I'm sitting here at my desk getting ready to start coding. The thought crossed my mind, "I wonder what the people at the Code Project listen to while they code." (Yeah... I might be stalling just a little bit...) I'm not asking what you like in general, but more when you are in the process of coding (Is there a difference?). Do you find that certain types of music help with coding vs debugging? I'm afraid that the answer will be similar to my answer to this question... Depends on the day. If I'm trying to figure something out, then I like it as quiet as possible. If it's just grunt work, then I like just about anything lively. What I can't do is listen to books on tape. It's a little to much distraction. Anyway, I'm curious to know what works for y'all.
It changes from time to time but lately I listen to All Chilled @ 181.FM. It's in the Ambient category in iTunes but its not ambient. It's got more personality and great to work by. If you don't do iTunes you can grab it from here: http://www.181.fm/playing.php?station=181-chilled&embed=1[^] The only fault I have for it is they need to increase their library. After a few days you start hearing all the same songs again.
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Only thing worse could be following it up with poker face. P-P-P-P-P-Poker Face P-P-P-P-P-P Don't sing it to yourself or you're screwed...
Damn it now I've got it as well..... That song should be banned by law :( Usually I just listen to some progressive rock or metal when coding.