Code Music

[BillWoodruff]

Matthew Page wrote:

I wonder what the people at the Code Project listen to while they code

Hi, David Parson's album "Ngaio Gamelan" (Heavily influenced by his studies of Balinese music; while "electronic" : to my ears this does not belong in the "new age" category and, to my ears, this is one of the best cross-cultural syntheses ever accomplished by a western musician. Captures, for me, my happy memories of time in Ubud, in Bali, and the peaceful pulsing energy of the emerald-green rice fields stretching to the horizon and the remarkable people and culture there) Classical music : particularly baroque : Vivaldi, Couperin, Boccherini, Albinoni. Classical guitar music, flamenco. Hearts of Space selected programs, particularly those programs presenting the human voice from diverse cultures. best, Bill

"Many : not conversant with mathematical studies, imagine that because it [the Analytical Engine] is to give results in numerical notation, its processes must consequently be arithmetical, numerical, rather than algebraical and analytical. This is an error. The engine can arrange and combine numerical quantities as if they were letters or any other general symbols; and it fact it might bring out its results in algebraical notation, were provisions made accordingly." Ada, Countess Lovelace, 1844

[TorstenH]

When it comes to debugging and stuff to think about I listen to elevator music. Most annoying are collegs which talk loud and unmistakable about another code - time to turn up the volume...

[Reelix]

Eagles - Hotel California BassHunter - I Can Walk On Water I Can Fly Carlos Santana ft. Chad Kroeger - Into the night Cascada - Everytime We Touch DJ Sammy - We're In Heaven And it loops - Normally on quite a low volume.

-= Reelix =-

[Rob Manderson]

The last few weeks it's been Bruckner all the way - the Te Deum, The three masses and, of course, the symphonies. I fear my co workers are getting a tad tired of my sotto voce 'Sanctus!'. :laugh:

Rob Manderson My bloghttp://robmanderson.blogspot.com[^]

[hairy_hats]

Quiet stuff...Brian Eno's ambient works, that sort of thing. Nothing with lyrics, nothing too distracting.

[Gary Wheeler]

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: delete this;

[Ed K]

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.

[Ed K]

Gary Wheeler wrote:

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.

[Fabio Franco]

Psy Trance

[werD]

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

[amymarie3]

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[Carlosian]

I listen to Trance or Techno. I find the uptempo to be very energizing. I can't have anything with lyrics because that is too distracting. As are all the conversations around me if I am not listening to anything on my headphones.

[ely_bob]

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:

[Dan Neely]

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

[James Pelletier]

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...

[ely_bob]

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:

[MattPenner]

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.

[robert osterlind]

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.