When I was first getting into software development, I had a thing for The Doors, so I coded to songs like Riders in the Storm.
When I was early in my coding career, I had a Pink Floyd phase.
I recall one tight deadline where I had Nirvana on loop for hours.
Kanye was my go-to for productive coding sessions for a long time.
I go back to these places often to resurrect the headspace I was in at the time. Does anyone else do this?
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A couple of years ago while I was learning to code via YouTube, Treehouse, etc., I remember getting really into Mr. Robot. Not only is it a great series, but it also deals with CS concepts (or tries to!). It was fascinating to me, and it had a fantastic score by Mac Quayle.
Fast forward when I was going through my Bootcamp and whenever I'd be stuck on something I'd just zone out with the Vol. 1 soundtrack in my ears and type away like a damn madman.
I actually associate most of my memories to music. If a song comes on, I can probably tell you exactly where I was when I heard it the first time and any special memories attached to it.
I am a huge fan of Anjunabeats and Anjunadeep, so lots of deep house and progressive trance when I am coding. I also enjoy abstract hip-hop and gothic hip-hop, so I'm just as likely to be blasting some Mac Lethal or Atmosphere.
If it wasn't for music, I probably wouldn't still be here on this planet.
Back in the heyday, when I used to code for a living, the only thing that got me through sleepless nights was deep house music : no lyrics, not too fast, not too slow, so less distraction. Anyway, it's like whatever floats your boat right ?
Usually I prefer to stay fully focused and don't play music while coding.
When it is time to perform boring/annoying tasks related to my job, I need something to keep me upbeat.
I avoid playing the songs I really love during those tasks though, as I don't want to associate my favourite music with unpleasant memories.
I remember I had Linkin Park playlist running in the background when I used code in my early days then I during my college days sometimes I used to play rock songs or Punjabi songs when I was working on my project late at night. Now lately any song with lyrics seems like distraction so I switched to coderadio by freecodecamp and it is awesome <3
Always Linkin Park and the late night coding. It is just the perfect coding music 😄
Wow, I had a lot of phases like these, but the most memorable one is "Fragile" by Yes.
yes i always listen to drake all me while coding because i know sometimes i will be as rich as rich brian and drake
Mine is when I hear "Sugar we're going down" by Fall Out Boy. I recall the times we deploy a major feature in my previous employer's website and we are about to turn off the website to complete the deployment.
I have music associated with particular learning phases from childhood till now.
"Au clair de la lune" When I was learning music (One of the few sheets I had)
"Wyclef Jean's sweetest girl" When I was tinkering with audio devices
"Eminem's Toy Soldier and When I'm gone" when I was learning English
I don't think I have anyone for coding as it took quite a long time (from C and python in high school, Java, Kotlin and Javascript/React in college) and my listening tastes have changed widely (hip-hop -> dubstep & trap -> dancehall -> Epic music -> reggae, post rock & alternative)
I was working on a university assignment one night writing a compression algorithm and had a Pirate Metal playlist pumping. I think I was working on some Bit to Byte conversion stuff at the time and write buffers to make it more performant. I remember finishing that, rattling my now empty can of energy drink and thinking "That was a good solid 3 or 4 hours of coding, I got a heap done, I should take a break". Then I looked at the clock; it had only been 30 minutes. I don't think I've ever experienced the same flow since, but Pirate Metal is my go to when I want to drown out the world and work now.
Not for coding, but I listened to a lot of Daft Punk while studying and doing practice exams in high school and uni. In the end I had One More Time on repeat to the point where when I would be tap my feet to the tune for the entire time I was in the exam room. I still put One More Time on repeat when I need music to help me zone out and work through something.
What Pirate Metal bands do you listen to? I can listen to Alestorm all day while programming. The only other I know is Swashbuckle and I find it distracting with their shorter songs.
Mainly Alestorm. I don't generally pick my bands but instead use Youtube playlists and Spotify radios.
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