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I love listening to music when coding, and you should too!

Mr. Unity Buddy on June 21, 2022

Hello, buddies! Most of us (developers) love to listen to music. But why? You may have many answers. So, I'm not going to tell you Why you love mus...
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Harry SYGH

I totaly agree with you, coding without music is so boring and sad

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Jakob Attkinson

These statements are a bit harsh. If a developer that is neither used to, or didn't enjoy it reads your comment might feel like there's something wrong with him.

It depends a lot on the environment, the kind of task, etc. It's also a huge difference between working from an office with lots of people talking and working from home where there's nobody to bother you. Opening the window and hearings the birds would achieve a similar goal.

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Vincent A. Cicirello

If you just open the window to listen to the birds, etc, you are listening to music, much like the point of John Cage's 4'33".

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Jakob Attkinson

I'm glad you didn't make a point about "listening to your own thoughts is like music to the ears"....

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Jonas Brømsø

I find vocals very disturbing while programming, so I listen to instrumental music, preferable electronica, I can recommend SomaFM and the streams:

I am also building up my own playlist: "/Music/Hacking" on Spotify, same theme

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Juan F Gonzalez

I also love to listen to music while working 'cause it helps me drown out the external noise. And even when I'm alone or there's no noise outside, it feels weird to do it in complete silence. For whatever reason I start to get tired faster or my mood lowers a lot, like I start getting depressed. Using music helps me keep going until it's time to take a break.

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Dima

Personally, I find myself less focused on code when listening to music but more focused on music itself :D it kinda distracts myself. I like to hear my inner voice when coding, this way I'm more productive. However I can accept some ambient lofi beats where I still can talk to myself in mind :D.

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Shshank

While developing I love silence, it helps me focus more and build logics. Tough everyone has their own taste and way of work.

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Jakob Attkinson • Edited

Mind sharing a couple of playlists you are listening to, while coding?

This is what currently works for me: youtube.com/watch?v=5qzKTbnhyhc

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Gabriel Azevedo

I met this site here at dev.to and since then I'm sharing with everyone: musicforprogramming.net/latest/

a masterpiece

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Chris Gustin

Fully agree, I listen to a ton of music during the week while I’m working. I’m a big fan of movie soundtracks especially, they tend to be less distracting than songs with vocals, and it kind of feels like you’re going on a little journey since they’re structured to tell a story.

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mcanam

Me too, coding without music makes me bored quickly 😅. Thanks for sharing nice article 🤩

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Heather Williams

I personally find music with vocals great for working although I have occasionally found myself typing some of the lyrics instead of what I meant to type, or annoying anybody in the vicinity with my humming and singing. Anything with a good beat also works since I can move along to the music (I cannot sit still and am constantly in motion).

If I want to go into intense focus time I find a site like mynoise.net/ to be great since you can choose what white noise you want to hear.

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Pontakorn Paesaeng

My favorite musics for dev.

  • Never gonna give you up + Racing into the night mashup
  • Kirby music including Kirby Live Radio
  • YOASOBI music
  • Undertale music
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moutafatin1

I love traditional chinese, youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEkMEdJ...

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Anuoluwapo Balogun

I would love to listen to my husband's music while I code in the future 😁 it will be the best coding inspiration for me 🙏🏽

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Assis Zang

Dragonforce is my favorite 👨‍🎤🤘

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Casey 💎

I typically listen to music or listen to podcasts/youtube videos of folks talking(like MKHD)

Sometimes I'm in the "zone" and nothing playing!

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Rakesh KR

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Dariusz Cichorski

Music when programming all the way. 🎼🧠 I have 2 different phases with specific music types:

  1. Thinking boost phase - when I'm working on something that requires my full attention and focus I mostly listen to soundtracks or ambient/electronic tunes.
  2. Regular work productivity boost - when working on regular (sometimes repetitive) tasks I mostly listen to dynamic metal music to keep me involved and reduce the fatigue.

I think everyone has their own preferences but most of us agree that the right music is a must have for devs. 🙂

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Dendi Handian

There is a time for me when I just need a quiet environment for my ear, no noise at all. It helps me focus without distraction.

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CodyBra

You perform monotonous actions from minute to minute from hour to hour, so the roof may leak. Music dilutes this oppressive atmosphere a little and sets the tone for your work. You can catch the vibe of fun with pop, you can sadly poke the keys under emo, you can dissolve in psychedelic music, you can visibly enter the code under the stoner or raggedly throw it letter by letter under jazz. What could be better?)

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Michael Mangialardi

I can't listen to music while coding, but I love Loop earplugs as they muffle noise instead of covering noise with more noise: us.loopearplugs.com/

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Andrew Baisden

Music and coding keep me awake on the hard days.

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Mikolaj Kubera
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Deepak Yadav

can you share your fav. playlist !!