Play That Funky Music Nerd Boy

The other day I read a blog post about the topic of whether developers should where headphones while writing code. I say a resounding yes! Sometimes it’s a necessity. I don’t have a private office, so headphones offer an easy way to block out the outside noises from the cube farm. I sit right next to the IT department for a facility of about 2000 users, so needless to say it’s busy and noisy. I’ve also found out that by simply wearing the headphones, I can cut out on a lot of interruptions that would otherwise happen if I didn’t have them on. It usually dissuades helpless users from asking me IT related questions (and me having to point them to the help desk folks).

I love listing to podcasts, but beside that here’s a sampling of what I like to listen to while coding.

• Tool
• Ill Nino
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Cold Play
• Ben Folds Five
• Faith No More
• Velvet Revolver
• Matisyahu
• Kanye West
• Elvis
• The Killers
• Johnny Cash

I try to listen to a nice mix to keep from getting bored.