Coding with Music
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As a musician, I can't do this because my attention immediately goes into the music and the code is left just sitting there wondering why it was abandoned. Not terribly productive. :)
Christopher Duncan Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalUSA.com
And here I was thinking I was just weird! Glad to have someone else who suffers from this!
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How many people listen to music while they program? Does it make you more productive?
"I do not know with what weapons World War 3 will be fought, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones." Einstein
I *need* music at work: I work in an open-plan office filled noisy, distracting people. It was suggested that the developers be moved to a "quiet" (or at least quieter) area but it would isolate us from the rest of the office community. I prefer to just plug in and block out the chatter. (In the Good Old Days we had air cond' labs to escape to when we were programming - or hot. :sigh: ) I find that familiar music with a fast beat (e.g. techno) is best when I'm in the zone.
"...there's what people want to hear, there's what people want to believe, there's everything else, THEN there's the truth!" - New York D.A., The International
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How many people listen to music while they program? Does it make you more productive?
"I do not know with what weapons World War 3 will be fought, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones." Einstein
Depends. Normally I do not have tight deadlines because I work fast so I leave the headphones off. However, when magic has to happen and I have to truly justify my keep the noise canceling headphones go on, the door gets shut, and I put on some tunes and go at it. In this mode I can pull a full 6 hours without a break. It is exhausting, however.
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As a musician, I can't do this because my attention immediately goes into the music and the code is left just sitting there wondering why it was abandoned. Not terribly productive. :)
Christopher Duncan Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalUSA.com
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How many people listen to music while they program? Does it make you more productive?
"I do not know with what weapons World War 3 will be fought, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones." Einstein
In my open cube office area, I have to listen to music to be able to concentrate on the code. Usually I listen to Metal, turned up pretty loud and it helps me be in my "zone". I get the most work done this way as I won't notice the hours passing by.
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Christopher Duncan wrote:
wondering why it was abandoned
You have sentient code? :-D
"...there's what people want to hear, there's what people want to believe, there's everything else, THEN there's the truth!" - New York D.A., The International
What's worse is that his code often ends up here, in the forums, posting things like: NEDZ HELP! PLZ GIVE CODEZ TO FINSH ME!
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What's worse is that his code often ends up here, in the forums, posting things like: NEDZ HELP! PLZ GIVE CODEZ TO FINSH ME!
:..::. Douglas H. Troy ::..
Bad Astronomy |VCF|wxWidgets|WTLMore like, NEDZ NEW OWNER! PLZ! SOMEBODY GET ME OUT OF HERE!!!
Christopher Duncan Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalUSA.com
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How many people listen to music while they program? Does it make you more productive?
"I do not know with what weapons World War 3 will be fought, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones." Einstein
yes of course
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Christopher Duncan wrote:
wondering why it was abandoned
You have sentient code? :-D
"...there's what people want to hear, there's what people want to believe, there's everything else, THEN there's the truth!" - New York D.A., The International
Yes. Absolutely. That's the only explanation I can think of for why there would ever be bugs.
Christopher Duncan Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalUSA.com
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And here I was thinking I was just weird! Glad to have someone else who suffers from this!
¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! Personal 3D projects Just Say No to Web 2 Point Oh
Jim, if I'm your point of reference chances are good that yes, in fact, you are weird. :-D
Christopher Duncan Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalUSA.com
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How many people listen to music while they program? Does it make you more productive?
"I do not know with what weapons World War 3 will be fought, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones." Einstein
I can't concentrate on ANYTHING in silence, silence drives me nuts! I listen to rock, hard rock and metal when I'm coding but when I'm in the zone I prefer the musical stylings of Mr. John Petrucci and dream theater \m/
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How many people listen to music while they program? Does it make you more productive?
"I do not know with what weapons World War 3 will be fought, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones." Einstein
VectorX wrote:
How many people listen to music while they program?
Yes
VectorX wrote:
Does it make you more productive?
Yes - probably because it blocks the outside world. When I'm listening to music, I tend to be listening to the music, not the lyrics. The music doesn't appear to impair my cognitive processes, whereas other people talking around me certainly does that.
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How many people listen to music while they program? Does it make you more productive?
"I do not know with what weapons World War 3 will be fought, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones." Einstein
Music tends to make me too focused. It's good when i have a complete understanding of the problem and just need to buckle down and write the code to handle it... But when i'm researching a problem, i need a few distractions to keep me from spending too much time going down dead ends.
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How many people listen to music while they program? Does it make you more productive?
"I do not know with what weapons World War 3 will be fought, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones." Einstein
Yes and yes. Mostly as background noise to block out office chatter/traffic/etc. I'm rarely conscious of what I'm listening to though.
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How many people listen to music while they program? Does it make you more productive?
"I do not know with what weapons World War 3 will be fought, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones." Einstein
Yes. Not sure, but it sure does make coding more pleasant.
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Jim, if I'm your point of reference chances are good that yes, in fact, you are weird. :-D
Christopher Duncan Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalUSA.com
Ah well, it was just an outside chance! :)
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More like, NEDZ NEW OWNER! PLZ! SOMEBODY GET ME OUT OF HERE!!!
Christopher Duncan Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalUSA.com
Christopher Duncan wrote:
NEDZ NEW OWNER! PLZ! SOMEBODY GET ME OUT OF HERE!!!
Well, that would explain some of the posts I've seen at that Rent-A-Coder website.
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I *need* music at work: I work in an open-plan office filled noisy, distracting people. It was suggested that the developers be moved to a "quiet" (or at least quieter) area but it would isolate us from the rest of the office community. I prefer to just plug in and block out the chatter. (In the Good Old Days we had air cond' labs to escape to when we were programming - or hot. :sigh: ) I find that familiar music with a fast beat (e.g. techno) is best when I'm in the zone.
"...there's what people want to hear, there's what people want to believe, there's everything else, THEN there's the truth!" - New York D.A., The International
Wags wrote:
I find that familiar music with a fast beat (e.g. techno) is best when I'm in the zone.
QFT. When I really want to get something done, I'll tune in to the Eurodance channel on di.fm[^] and almost instantly fall into the 'zone'. The music is about as cheesy as it gets and people just can't understand why I listen to it at all! However, it's so fast, high energy, happy, air-headed, shallow and feel-good that it just seems to drive me to type faster, without actually being distracting. I once worked in an office where headphones were banned, and it was probably the least productive year of my life.
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How many people listen to music while they program? Does it make you more productive?
"I do not know with what weapons World War 3 will be fought, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones." Einstein
Yes and Yes. Working without music is about the least productive thing I can do. But switch on some ridiculously cheesy high-energy Eurodance from di.fm[^] and I'll just fall right into the 'zone' and productivity will soar. The music is so hypnotic, happy, and full of energy that you just can't help but do *something*! :cool:
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How many people listen to music while they program? Does it make you more productive?
"I do not know with what weapons World War 3 will be fought, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones." Einstein