You see it all the time, people running outside and working out at the gym with headphones on.
They don’t only want to look cool, they just know that music makes working out significantly better!
So, why wouldn’t you take the same approach when working out your mind?
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’s the perfect companion for coding.
Next time you’re working on a coding project here are 9 songs to get you “in the zone.”
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.
The Immortals became, well, immortal, with their 1999 techno hit.
Try listening to this song the next time you’re working on your video game.
Sometimes coding requires you to be one with the computer in order to find your flow.
Bernie Worrell’s galactic synth combined with Bootsy Collins’ space blaster-like bass make this song
a powerful weapon against the coding blues.
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.
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.
If you’ve ever stared at the screen so long you felt like you were going to fall in, you’re probably a coder.
Whether you’re 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!
Music tastes vary, so of course what works with some people won’t with others. But that’s one of the great things about coding, we’re all inspired by different aspects of life to begin learning. Try listening to a wide variety of music, that way you’re guaranteed to have a full arsenal of songs for tackling any coding problems you have in the future.
