Coders and code monkeys…. Do you code to music?

Trance, techno, classical. Basically any music without lyrics.

either bach (piano) or chopin (nocturnes) work for me

I actually listen to some Swedish music, Swedish lyrics that is. But that's just when I'm stuck or writing somethings I've written a million times before. If it's a new problem I listen to the music until I get an idea of how to fix it and then I turn the music off until I'm done writing.

"Irish" playlist on iTunes works pretty well for me! 😀

Daft Punk or System of a Down and staple code-music for me… I know the words, so I'm not being distracted by them… and I can't hear over the music – so not distracted by everyone else.

I code in silence too, but my go to Music is on loop. Arrival of the Birds by The Cinematic Orchestra

Ambient music wins when I touch code.

+Matt Senter I also often code in silence, but when I do "plug in" I'm usually on some kind of electronica or something … fewer words distract me less. Recently, it has been the Daft Punk library

I find that minimal techo is best for coding try Kether, soundcloud.com/kethermusic

If you wanna try something different (and foreign) try the cokestudio tracks. Beautiful music. (and free, too)
http://www.cokestudio.com.pk/Season.aspx?SeasonId=4

I normally work in silence, but sometimes I like to listen to something really lively and dance in my chair to make boring tasks more fun. 😀 Flamenco, salsa, and big band/swing have become my favorites for a while now.

It depends on the hour of the day.
For example, right now it's 9pm here (and I'm still coding..) – so it's stuff like Travis/Coldplay. I'm listening now to Bon Iver's first CD.

I listen mostly to lyricless trance (usually a DJ mix) while I code. Vocals that are more instrumental than lyrical won't distract me. Recently I've been repeating Paul Oakenfold's DJ Box on Spotify, mixed with Armin van Buuren, Above & Beyond, Airbase, and Mind.in.a.box. Here's a sampler playlist for fellow trance coders: open.spotify.com/user/hx.stassi/playlist/6n2vKVyDqdUXbI72AaRJsd

I've tuned Pandora to play female singers over the last few years. Seems to work well for general coding, but I do switch to surf instrumentals when I've got a crunch or a nasty bit of code. Let me know if you want to listen to that station.

Dubstep, techno, industrial metal, or, if I'm in the mood, death metal… similar to what +Stephen Gray said, fewer words (or in the case of death metal, fewer discernible words) distract me less.

http://www.lefthandedtoons.com/245/

Till the birth of Google Music, I was using Jango.
But now, I've got all my collection click away…
Sometimes I just shuffle.

+Michael-Forest M. glad to see Google+ is full of people with excellent musical tastes…The Mask and the Mirror is one of the most beautiful albums of '90s!

New Age meditation music, celtic, and pink floyd are my main ones. But late at night I will put on 'driving' music to keep me awake – Foghat is great for that.

http://www.di.fm/ is the way to go! I highly value my premium subscription. No fussing over play lists and other distractions. Also check out somafm.com/ and http://www.16bit.fm/. I can't see how anyone can concentrate let alone write good code when listening to Glitch or Dubstep. I prefer liquidDnB, trance, vocal, industrial, progressive, and my new favorite, oldshool acid.

BTW, +Amanda Blain, here's an sampler of excellent Magnatune stuff: magnatune.com/artists/albums/braid-soundtrack/ (It's the soundtrack from the game Braid, which was taken from various Magnatune albums.)

Stay away from their rock selection unless you really like Indie and Alternative and don't mind wading through hit-and-miss quality albums (especially the earlier stuff).

Oh, I mess with those that have to have silence

Beethoven, Craig Armstrong, Movie Scores if I'm struggling. Most forms of Trance music when I'm on a roll.

Monkey present!

Code to neoclassical, trance or dubstep.. depending upon how much I've procrastinated and OTD is looming 😛