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  • C Cpichols

    I'm curious: while working at the keyboard, do you listen to something? White noise, music, nature sounds? Dish.

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    Slacker007
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    I normally don't listen to music while coding. If I do, I listen to classical music; Vivaldi being my favorite for some reason. I also cannot talk on the phone and code at the same time.

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    • C Cpichols

      I'm curious: while working at the keyboard, do you listen to something? White noise, music, nature sounds? Dish.

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      Lost User
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      Nope. Silence works best for me.

      Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.

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      • C Cpichols

        I'm curious: while working at the keyboard, do you listen to something? White noise, music, nature sounds? Dish.

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        snorkie
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        Mostly Zoom meetings. I don't get enough time to code anymore :(

        Hogan

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        • C Cpichols

          I'm curious: while working at the keyboard, do you listen to something? White noise, music, nature sounds? Dish.

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          TNCaver
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          Only if I'm in VS writing code, which seems to only be about 40% of my time these days. I can't listen to music while researching or designing or in a Teams meeting. But when I code, I'm listening to prog (classic and new), 60s/70s rock, the occasional Celtic rock LP, a classical/choral work, new age/ambient, or my own works. Mostly Pink Floyd, Yes, Led Zeppelin, Porcupine Tree, Zappa, Joe Walsh, Peter Gabriel, Frost, Wolfstone, Bach, Mozart, Eno, and hundreds of others.

          If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP.

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            Nope. Silence works best for me.

            Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.

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            Cpichols
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            Yes, most of the time that works well for me, but occasionally I need the (slight) energy of some sounds :)

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            • S Slacker007

              I normally don't listen to music while coding. If I do, I listen to classical music; Vivaldi being my favorite for some reason. I also cannot talk on the phone and code at the same time.

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              Cpichols
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              The Four Seasons? Very nice.

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              • S snorkie

                Mostly Zoom meetings. I don't get enough time to code anymore :(

                Hogan

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                Cpichols
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                :( Ugh. So tough. I really thrive best when I'm creating. Do you have another creative outlet?

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                • M Maximilien

                  Music, mostly electronic music of any genre. With some old prog rock mixed in and some Qube Franco (Coeur de Pirate, Klo Pelgag, Pierre Lapointe...) If it interests you, my top pick of last year. Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever . The Black Dogs - Music For Photographers. Coeur de Pirate - Perséides For Those I Love - For Those I Love. Loscil - Lux:Refractions Plastikman - Narkosis/Spektre Compilation Tresor - 30 years A State Of Trance - 1000 (Celebration Mix)

                  CI/CD = Continuous Impediment/Continuous Despair

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                  Cpichols
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                  Thanks! I will check these out. My son loves electronic music and shares with me sometimes.

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                    Only if I'm in VS writing code, which seems to only be about 40% of my time these days. I can't listen to music while researching or designing or in a Teams meeting. But when I code, I'm listening to prog (classic and new), 60s/70s rock, the occasional Celtic rock LP, a classical/choral work, new age/ambient, or my own works. Mostly Pink Floyd, Yes, Led Zeppelin, Porcupine Tree, Zappa, Joe Walsh, Peter Gabriel, Frost, Wolfstone, Bach, Mozart, Eno, and hundreds of others.

                    If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP.

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                    Cpichols
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                    Wow. I'm so impressed by this. Words while crafting in words! I have known folks who could study with rock, but I'm not among them ;) I do wonder though if the viking anthems would be okay - you know, the ones with foreign words.

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                    • C Cpichols

                      I'm curious: while working at the keyboard, do you listen to something? White noise, music, nature sounds? Dish.

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                      obermd
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                      I've got over 10,000 songs on my PC. Shuffle for the win.

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                        I've got over 10,000 songs on my PC. Shuffle for the win.

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                        Cpichols
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                        Wow! How long did that take you to assemble? What's in it?

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                        • C Cpichols

                          I'm curious: while working at the keyboard, do you listen to something? White noise, music, nature sounds? Dish.

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                          jeron1
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                          Currently, the din of my tinnitus. Usually though I'm streaming Grateful Dead shows when I code.

                          "the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle

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                          • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                            At the moment, I'm enjoying the last of my precious silence: in under an hour, Herself will be home, and all I will hear is her oxygen machine, the TV on loud (as she's partly deaf), and herself screaming abuse at whatever show is on it.

                            "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                            When's the album out?

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                              When's the album out?

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                              OriginalGriff
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                              Well, there is a single out already: 4'33" by John Cage[^]

                              "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

                              "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                              "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                              • C Cpichols

                                Wow. I'm so impressed by this. Words while crafting in words! I have known folks who could study with rock, but I'm not among them ;) I do wonder though if the viking anthems would be okay - you know, the ones with foreign words.

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                                TNCaver
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                                I can rarely understand the words when I even pay attention to them, so the language doesn't matter. :laugh: Can't say I've listened to many Viking anthems, though it sounds intriguing. :)

                                If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP.

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                                  Currently, the din of my tinnitus. Usually though I'm streaming Grateful Dead shows when I code.

                                  "the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle

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                                  Cpichols
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                                  Amazing - words while coding, not the tinnitus which used to be among my greatest fears until I got it. Wind brings it on even if I'm not out in it. Mine is ignoreable though.

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                                    Amazing - words while coding, not the tinnitus which used to be among my greatest fears until I got it. Wind brings it on even if I'm not out in it. Mine is ignoreable though.

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                                    Cpichols wrote:

                                    Mine is ignoreable though.

                                    I'm jealous, mine can keep me up at night.

                                    "the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle

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                                    • C Cpichols

                                      I'm curious: while working at the keyboard, do you listen to something? White noise, music, nature sounds? Dish.

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                                      peterkmx
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                                      When working, absolute silence, as it reduces distraction ... :-) In relaxing mode, low volume extreme metal like Meshuggah, Kataklysm etc. BTW, I think that this an excellent question for our Straw Poll survey. Cheers,

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                                      • C Cpichols

                                        I'm curious: while working at the keyboard, do you listen to something? White noise, music, nature sounds? Dish.

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                                        Kris Lantz
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                                        If I'm coding, it's usually something without lyrics; a gaming OST or something. I use it to drown out conversations and sales calls. The Skyrim soundtrack is a go to if I don't have a specific craving. I picked up Heroes of Might and Magic II over the weekend, which has led me to have the OST on repeat during working hours. Send help. :-O

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                                        • C Cpichols

                                          I'm curious: while working at the keyboard, do you listen to something? White noise, music, nature sounds? Dish.

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                                          dandy72
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                                          If I need to concentrate on something, it's total silence for me. I'm not good at ignoring noises. When I was working in an office, I *have* used headphones playing white noise to drown out sounds - ringing phones, conversations, the guy in the next cubicle typing loudly on his keyboard... If I'm working on repetitive, mind-numbing tasks that don't require much effort...that's when I *might* listen to music. I try to leave those tasks for Friday afternoons if that's something I have control over. As I'm getting older, I find I'm in a much better mood working on those tasks that can show immediate results, as opposed to working on the hard problems, even when finding solutions would provide a better sense of accomplishment. If you wanted to know *what* I'm listening to...that'll be a post for another time.

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