What do you do while you code?
Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2013 5:43 pm
I was thinking about it the other day, and I was thinking "I wonder what other people do while they code...".
So, what do you do while you code? Does it affect how you code?
For me, I LÖVE to listen to music while I code(particularly the Bohemian Rhapsody, because it is the most beautiful song ever(better then anything on the radio today IMO, but that's another argument for another time)). The music relaxes me, and I tend to get more done while I code when listening to music. It doesn't distract me, it actually helps me focus. I wear headphones, and they alone drown out the outside noise, so the music drowns out the outside world a lot, so I wont be distracted by what's going on around me(unless you're dancing around or waving to me to get my attention), and thus I focus more on the code. I know exactly what to do, so I get it done faster.
This might be because I listen to music every chance I get. Going on a long car journey? First thing I grab: Phone and headphones to listen to music. Going for a walk? The same! Going to sleep? Grab my iPad and play some music. It sounds like an obsession, but it isn't(at least... that's what I keep telling myself :O).
Maybe you watch a movie while you code. Maybe you have it running in the background or something. Maybe you go on Skype and chat to someone. I'm just curious what people do while they code.
One thing: When I'm listening to music, if the song is either a fast song or a song I really like, I tend to go a little faster with my coding. If it's a slower song or a song I don't really like, I go a LITTLE slower. Most of the time though it's a steady pace that I code at. Does this happen for you, depending on what do you? This doesn't just apply to LÖVE, any language, or just if you're doing something that you could spend a while doing(maybe digging in Minecraft or doing homework or something).
So, what do you do while you code? Does it affect how you code?
For me, I LÖVE to listen to music while I code(particularly the Bohemian Rhapsody, because it is the most beautiful song ever(better then anything on the radio today IMO, but that's another argument for another time)). The music relaxes me, and I tend to get more done while I code when listening to music. It doesn't distract me, it actually helps me focus. I wear headphones, and they alone drown out the outside noise, so the music drowns out the outside world a lot, so I wont be distracted by what's going on around me(unless you're dancing around or waving to me to get my attention), and thus I focus more on the code. I know exactly what to do, so I get it done faster.
This might be because I listen to music every chance I get. Going on a long car journey? First thing I grab: Phone and headphones to listen to music. Going for a walk? The same! Going to sleep? Grab my iPad and play some music. It sounds like an obsession, but it isn't(at least... that's what I keep telling myself :O).
Maybe you watch a movie while you code. Maybe you have it running in the background or something. Maybe you go on Skype and chat to someone. I'm just curious what people do while they code.
One thing: When I'm listening to music, if the song is either a fast song or a song I really like, I tend to go a little faster with my coding. If it's a slower song or a song I don't really like, I go a LITTLE slower. Most of the time though it's a steady pace that I code at. Does this happen for you, depending on what do you? This doesn't just apply to LÖVE, any language, or just if you're doing something that you could spend a while doing(maybe digging in Minecraft or doing homework or something).
