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Date:      Sat, 22 May 1999 21:32:52 -0400
From:      W Gerald Hicks <wghicks@bellsouth.net>
To:        Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>
Cc:        freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG, wghicks@wghicks.bellsouth.net
Subject:   Re: Music to code by 
Message-ID:  <199905230132.VAA00966@bellsouth.net>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 22 May 1999 17:35:18 PDT." <37474D46.1DE54874@seattleu.edu> 

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> Sorry, but I just don't get this whole thread; how can anyone code
> at their best while listening to music?  The idea that my phone
> might ring or that someone might show up and demand my attention
> is enough that I can't get to my deepest level of concentration
> due to anticipating the mere possibility of interruption.  My best
> work is always achieved at home or in an office with the door closed.
> 
> Is it just that other people don't concentrate very deeply when
> coding, or is it that they just don't code very deeply?

When I'm really coding it's usually total silence.  A lot of the work
we do here involves also involves system assembly and setup which is
time consuming but not really challenging.   That's a good time
to get the lab rocking  :-)

Cheers,

Jerry Hicks
wghicks@bellsouth.net


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