Re:Why do programmers need private offices with doors? (Do N...
by aleph_minus_one on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @09:42AM
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> Do you code with noise cancellation in a sort of sensory deprivation mode? Or do you listen to music?
Related to what dboreham wrote in his sibling comment (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38695799): under some specific circumstances specific kinds of music can increase the concentration for me when programming. If these circumstances are met, I do sometimes listen to music on my noise-cancelling headphones when programming.
But typically I love to program in sensory deprivation mode (the same holds for learning).
Related to what dboreham wrote in his sibling comment (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38695799): under some specific circumstances specific kinds of music can increase the concentration for me when programming. If these circumstances are met, I do sometimes listen to music on my noise-cancelling headphones when programming.
But typically I love to program in sensory deprivation mode (the same holds for learning).