{"id":6475,"date":"2019-01-08T20:31:14","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T20:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecoderschool.com\/?p=6475"},"modified":"2022-10-14T07:28:22","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T07:28:22","slug":"9-songs-to-listen-to-while-coding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecoderschool.com\/blog\/9-songs-to-listen-to-while-coding\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Songs to Listen to While Coding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1547497881185_206\">You see it all the time, people running outside and working out at the gym with headphones on. They don\u2019t only want to look cool, they just know that music makes working out significantly better!<\/p>\n<p>So, why wouldn\u2019t you take the same approach when working out your mind?<\/p>\n<p>Coding is the ultimate mind exercise, it involves extreme attention to detail and a whole lot of critical thinking. Listening to music can greatly help, with its ability to motivate and relax the mind, it\u2019s the perfect companion for coding.<\/p>\n<p>Next time you\u2019re working on a coding project here are 9 songs to get you \u201cin the zone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Halo Theme \u2013 <\/em>Martin O\u2019 Donnell<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are many variations of this song, but the Halo 2 menu screen is iconic. The chants in this song are especially helpful during those intense coding situations.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Techno Syndrome (Mortal Kombat) <\/em>\u2013 The Immortals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Immortals became, well, immortal, with their 1999 techno hit. Try listening to this song the next time you\u2019re working on your video game.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Go Robot <\/em>\u2013 The Red Hot Chili Peppers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes coding requires you to be one with the computer in order to find your flow.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Funkentelechy <\/em>&#8211; Parliament<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bernie Worrell\u2019s galactic synth combined with Bootsy Collins\u2019 space blaster-like bass make this song a powerful weapon against the coding blues.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Spaceship Earth Theme<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6068\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecoderschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/JPEG-Image-300-\u00d7-200-pixels-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The score to this iconic EPCOT attraction evokes images of evolving technology and makes us realize our place as coders, in the history of communication.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Halcyon On and On <\/em>&#8211; Orbital<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This song starts off slow and eventually comes to an uplifting beat perfect for putting together long sequences. The vocal tracks have an almost soothing effect, which can help during stressful times behind the keyboard.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Derezzed from Tron Legacy Soundtrack &#8211; <\/em>Daft Punk <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever stared at the screen so long you felt like you were going to fall in, you\u2019re probably a coder. If you\u2019ve ever actually fallen into the computer, then you\u2019re a member of the Flynn family.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Love Game <\/em>\u2013 Lady Gaga<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lady Gaga knows how to make a catchy song, and once this beat enters your brain, you\u2019ll be inspired to take your coding to crazy new levels of creativity.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Master of Puppets <\/em>&#8211; Metallica<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re changing the layout of a website, programming a robot, or animating a sprite for a video game, one fact remains; you are the master! Master!<\/p>\n<p>Music tastes vary, so of course what works with some people won\u2019t with others. But that\u2019s one of the great things about coding, we\u2019re all inspired by different aspects of life to begin learning. Try listening to a wide variety of music, that way you\u2019re guaranteed to have a full arsenal of songs for tackling any coding problems you have in the future.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; You see it all the time, people running outside and working out at the gym with headphones on. They don\u2019t only want to look cool, they just know that music makes working out significantly better! So, why wouldn\u2019t you take the same approach when working out your mind? Coding is the ultimate mind exercise, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecoderschool.com\/blog\/9-songs-to-listen-to-while-coding\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;9 Songs to Listen to While Coding&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10227,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coder-blog","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecoderschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecoderschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecoderschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecoderschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecoderschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6475"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecoderschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12734,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecoderschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6475\/revisions\/12734"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecoderschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecoderschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecoderschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecoderschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}