Music for Programming
by merusame on 4/5/2026, 6:23:08 PM
https://musicforprogramming.net
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by: dvh
Don't laugh, but for me, it's Abba. Their entire discography is ~3 hours which is how long I can maintain peak concentration. Their songs are consistently good so that I don't need to skip a song, but not too good that I would stop working and start listening. Plus I've never heard Abba song in any good movie so it doesn't remind me scenes from a movie I would want to rewatch. Of course I don't listen to it every day, only when I really need to, most daily programming tasks can be done with any music.
4/5/2026, 8:47:02 PM
by: quinnjh
This site is a gem that has accompanied me on many spikes in the last year :) datasette's original music is top tier too. cognitively stimulating but not attention stealing.
4/5/2026, 8:39:48 PM
by: braincat31415
Iron Maiden for me :)
4/5/2026, 10:59:19 PM
by: dijksterhuis
<3 music for programming<p>some personal favourites:<p>- <a href="https://musicforprogramming.net/seventyone" rel="nofollow">https://musicforprogramming.net/seventyone</a><p>- <a href="https://musicforprogramming.net/fiftyseven" rel="nofollow">https://musicforprogramming.net/fiftyseven</a><p>- <a href="https://musicforprogramming.net/fortysix" rel="nofollow">https://musicforprogramming.net/fortysix</a>
4/5/2026, 8:36:31 PM
by: Lyngbakr
I recently discovered Lorn and have been mainlining his back catalogue ever since whilst working. Thoroughly interesting and immersive yet not distracting.
4/5/2026, 9:45:37 PM
by: supliminal
I remember downloading music from the hacking e-show “The Scene” way back when - must have been late 2000s? Some great music in there like Newborn Butterflies if I remember the name right. It was nice background music in the show and I’d put it on from time to time.
4/5/2026, 10:00:11 PM
by: gurst
This is music for programming: <a href="https://velato.net/" rel="nofollow">https://velato.net/</a> (or music as programming??)
4/5/2026, 10:09:41 PM
by: do_it_simpler
This sight got me through many projects in college :)
4/5/2026, 9:23:33 PM
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