SomaFM has some killer grooves, as well. Their Groove Salad is a great trance station, and Drone Zone is lo-beat ambient. Both make for excellent background music.

Personally, what I listen to depends on what kind of code I'm writing. If I have the algorithm all figured out and I'm just slapping down reference code, I'll go for harder tunes and trance. When doing work that requires deep concentration, like detailed refactors or complicated debugging sessions, Ambient is the way to go.

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