I was just sitting here and working on a program, listing to my music, and started to wonder what kind of tunes, if at all, other monks listened to -- or if they even preferred to listen to music while coding. I will admit, I didnt search the monastery for any previous posts like this - just started typing - wail on me if you must :P .

I understand that every person/programmer is different and this could be somewhat of a lame discussion, but I was just curious. I find from time to time that listening to music helps me by keeping my thoughts clear and focused (mainly trance and techno music - Sasha and Digweed, Paul Oakenfold, DJ Icey, etc). But then, there are those other times when the day just starts off sour and I prefer heavier music (Metallica, Coal Chamber) and it helps, but at the same time, somewhat hinders my thinking capabilities and then I am stuck on simple issues trying to think the process out - does anyone else have this happen to them?

What are the preferences of other monks? Likes, Dislikes, at least when it comes to music and programming - does the vast majority prefer to have music or silence? If music is preferred, what style/genre? What music hinders your capabilites to program? What music helps it? If it is something other than music that hinders you, what is it and why (might keep some of us away from them heh)? Perhaps this would make a good poll =)


UPDATE -- apologies ahead of time to all of those who have told me I should have searched prior to posting this question - I know, it's a normal rule of thumb here in the monastery - I just had a thought and wanted to ask it in my own words, so I started typing... that's what I get for listening to heavy metal all morning< :)

-oakley
Embracing insanity - one twitch at a time >:)

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