If you are a music lover then there's no doubt, you listen to music very often while doing many different things. Laundry with Music! Cooking with Music! Workout with Music!
But do you listen to music while coding as well?
Coding requires a lot of focus & if you are constantly distracted by the beats of music then you will certainly end up with a never-ending list of errors or low-quality code. However, this is not true all the times! Some developers say, with music, coding becomes more fun and they can code undistracted with more focus.
Discuss
Do you think that music helps you focus while coding? 🤔🎧
Share your thoughts and opinions in the discussions/comments.
Top comments (145)
For me, it depends on what kind of work I'm doing, if I'm doing auth or something similar which is so simple that I can do with half mind, I listen to music in background, but they never are loud.
But if it requires focus or you're stuck at a test which just won't pass, I'll pause music to focus till I figure out, or if I'm doing research which needs attention, then I won't listen to music.
But 90% of things come naturally, so music most of the time.
That's exactly what I do too...
Here's the algorithm:
This exactly, if I need to focus or really think of something I pause the music.
yep exactly
That's what I do, when I am fixing bugs, refactoring or adding a simple feature.
It's a lot of fun honestly :D
Without music I cannot code!!
Me neither 😂❤️
Right now I am hearing some Tamil songs and scavenging through StackoverFlow haha!!!
And I am listening to some up-beat K-pop❤️
PS - I am not coding right now🤣
Me, the same 👏. I even listen to rock/metal 🙏🏻
Oh yeah, heavy metal pumps me up... I just love it listening to it in the libraries & coffee shops 😍🎸
It's so nice to hear there are developers like me? Thanks for sharing 🙏🏻
Thanks for being a part of the community ✨⚡
Music most times for me. I usually go for the slow (not too slow), low-pitched ones. I feel they aid concentration for me, and listening with an earpiece or a headset helps block external noise and distractions.
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That's the perfect recipe for some real focus music!
Music pretty much all the time for me. It helps me focus. I pretty much listen to instrumental music though. If there’s lyrics, then I get distracted. If someone is talking around me while I code, I put headphones on and I’m good to go.
That's true... vocals can really be distracting!
Yeah, I will easily get distracted to "someone's speak" around me. So i will listen to music while coding to get focused. But, some bass extended music also will distract me from coding. So, while coding or designing, I mostly prefer jazz or melody kinda stuff.
If it was a boring work, then this won't work.
So I will go with vice versa.
I completely feel you. Even I usually amp up some lovely melodies when working on something creative such as designing or UI/UX...
For me personally, it differs. I always start with a mix (Lo-Fi / Tech House / Techno) and from there, a couple of things could happen:
This is a really interesting approach! Once the brain is occupied in coding it starts to completely ignore the music. I would love to try this someday...
Music helps me focus most of the time, even with lyrics many days. It just depends on the style and instrumentation I need for my current mood. I listen to everything from classical to jazz to metalcore to contemporary to melodic rap to cinematic scores.
Sometimes all in the same day.
Yeah music helps a lot to calm our mind and focus on coding 👨💻
I find silence more distracting than music most of the time
I completely feel you! Just some beats and we are in full pace!🔥
I don't think your conclusion is scientific in any way. It is subjective and so doesn't matter. I code to music with no lyrics, so Bethoveen, orchestral type music or anything that inspires on the day. The most important thing is focus. We all know how and what makes us focus.
Exactly! Focus is more important but everyone has different ways and approaches to find focus. And all of them are creative and amazing!🤩
I tend to listen to non singing music, like vaporwave or synthwave. It helps me focus. Music that I like with lyrics is distracting when coding for me
Vapourwave & Synthwave! Sounds really cool! Can you also please share where you actually listen them?
Sure. I usually look for playlists on Spotify. Here's one that I listen to a lot:
open.spotify.com/playlist/3gWAZPuN...
It looks really dope! Can't wait to try it out! Thanks for sharing Rob🔥🔥🔥
No problem. Greetings Rishabh!