Name a number that you groove to while coding?
Heya Indies! 🥁
Share just one song that you love listening to on your headphones when you throw open the editor in front of you. The number could be in any language, of any genre, an instrumental or even new unknown teenager band.
Whatever floats your boat!
Let's compile a list of favorite songs for indie hackers.
I'll start. I'm currently listening to Sue by No Suits with a dash of JavaScript. 😎
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Mostly ambient electronic, lots of Tycho. Here's my current coding playlist
Seconded Tycho, so good
This is my Work playlist. I listen to it on shuffle
Ohoho so many classics in there! I like your tastes sir.
This mix right here. I can listen to this 3x a day. it's the perfect length, and got the right groove at the right time. upbeat vocal at the beginning, and then the last 3/4ths are perfect to get into the groove on a problem.
It's Phonica Mix Series 60: Detroit Swindle and I found it through Flow State, a free newsletter for background music.
Bonobo - Black Sands is a great album.
I can highly recommend techno and psytrance mixes, here are some good ones I found lately:
When i listen some hard beat, i start to dance where i sit, so kinda distracting.
If Im in rush to finish something, or a bugs been persiting for way longer than it should be i put on dnb (subfocus mainly) and somehow i code faster and better.
Not a single song but my number one album, from start to finish, for listening to while coding has, for years, been Godflesh—Streetcleaner (1989). It 100% gets me into the zone every time.
I thought I was the only one. It isn't always Streetcleaner but it's almost always Godflesh.
Strongly suggest Tommy Guerrero https://open.spotify.com/artist/5qnkHpjyS6CUxH1UUy82B7?si=XQ5GAeS3TIi-vpCxpUf8aQ
It's such an ambient music for focus
I usually go with long extended mixes so I dont have to change song or pay attention, just to go with flow. I had really productive times with Christian Löffler and Einmusik, take a hit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2OCXiubvr0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVFzblT5VPE
Personally I find video game soundtracks are some of the best to work to. Depending on the type of work I'm doing and my mood...
More chill, relaxed and creative:
For getting down to business, powering through and writing code:
Epic Gaming on Spotify.
I just discovered Catching Flies and has been jamming on his debut album, Silver Linings!
It greatly differs what type of coding I need to do. I love to listen music when doing routine coding where I have good idea what the result should be. But when I am digging through something complicated, I need absolute quite. I love a lot of music, mainly listening to the golden era of Rock from 70's like Queen.
So I recently found a huge Lo-Fi Hip Hop/Chillhop playlist on spotify that keeps my brain noise on minimum and helps to concentrate.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/66ByyINCu5XAetvLznTjhq?si=FAAVPRtOTimhqlvrqfA9BQ
The xx usually! Also Harris Heller when wanting something more intense.
I'm listening Hollow Knight OST lofi version right now.
Love this game and soundtrack.
I listen to that.
I listen to synthwave music while coding. Makes me feel cool lmao.
I really like this song - Synthwave goose - Blade Runner 2049
Hey Marvin, thanks for starting this conversation about favorite songs to code to! I usually listen to instrumental music while coding, and one of my favorite artists is Ludovico Einaudi. His piano pieces are great for getting into the coding zone. If I had to choose one song, I'd say "Nuvole Bianche" is a good one. Also, I checked out the website you shared, namecombinertool.com, and it's a really useful tool for generating business names! Thanks for sharing that as well. namecombinertool.com
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Anything Marshmallow Music :)
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