Music for Programming. – Programmers - Anyone who writes code Discussions – Last.fm. Top 10 music for programming – Marco Mastropaolo. For programming one needs silence to concentrate at the problem at hand.
But comes a time (often) when one has to go in auto mode, and have the hands write the ideas accumulated at the time. Good music is the best thing to let them go, and it must be non-boring, lengthy enough to avoid having to switch back and forth, with the right level of darkness and, above all, top quality. The rule I followed is 1 per author, if an author has more than one submission, they share the same slot (and most, share). So, from bottom to top: 10 – Dido – Life for Rent, No Angel For some reason when programming sad, melancholic music feels better than a beach Boys album would, probably because I want my brain to be kidnapped by the music while the hands write like an automaton, and not my brain to start . 9 – Dire Straits – Love over Gold Dire Straits are able to reap a 9th place in this list, and it’s strange. 8 – PFM – Storia di un minuto 6 – Portishead – Dummy 4 – Morcheeba – Big Calm, Charango.
Music for Programming - (Coffeeshopped) This one's for the developers out there, and maybe the designers too.
What music do you like to listen to when you're programming or making things? The primary characteristic of music that is good for programming seems to be a lack of words. Any kind of vocals in a track distracts me very quickly (although this might have to do with my childhood as a choir singer). I prefer something that puts me into a steady mental state, and kind of stays out of the way.
So, I find myself mostly listening to dance music, or more specifically, IDM (a useful but annoying term). Burial: Untrue I'm listening to it right now. Aphex Twin: ...I Care Because You Do Aphex Twin is one of my favorite musicians, and this was the first album of his I really got into. Prefuse 73: Everything She Touched Turned Ampexian Instrumental fantasy hip-hop is what I would call this album.
Autechre: ep7 What better for programming than some of the mathiest dance(?) What's Yours? MusicForProgramming(); Music for Programming. Music for Programming For as long as I’ve been programming I’ve been benefitting from auditory lubricant to focus my mind.
The music and headphones don’t just serve to hone my typing, but also to block out distractions that can stop marathon coding sprints in their tracks. Over the years I have found a set of artists in a specific genre of music that works best for me. My coworkers have come to understand that my finger tapping and lyric mouthing aren’t signs of insanity, but rather that quality code is being written.
Some Suggestions When listening to music while programming I like to try and hit a nice stride, bobbing my head to the beat becomes almost meditative. Myon and Shane 54 Relative newcomers on the electronic scene, these guys have been producing a top-notch podcast for over a year and a half. Tiesto You’ve probably already heard of him, but what you might not know is that he also has a weekly podcast full of free music.
Deadmau5 Röyksopp Daft Punk Benefits Feedback. Apocalyptica. Armin van Buuren. Infected Mushroom.