# Music for Programming

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/music-for-programming/

7 people recommended Music for Programming in Hacker News comments and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 12 months, in 2 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

6 of the 7 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Music for Programming”.

**Verdict:** Long-running music mix series for programming, valued for tracks that support focus without grabbing attention. One critic finds the mixes uneven and distracting.

Summary written by Claude from 5 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Gratitude toward creator Datassette (2 comments in the sample): "I will always be thankful to Datassette for this project!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47664111)) "thanks for this (more than a simple upvote could say" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47666286))
- Long-running coding playlist people rely on (1 comment in the sample): "my go to coding playlist for years" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47657009))
- Stimulating without stealing attention (1 comment in the sample): "cognitively stimulating but not attention stealing" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47653656))

## What people warn about

- Tracks uneven and distracting (1 comment in the sample): "the music is not uniform enough and there is too much going on, which distracts me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46127990))

## Other internet radios people recommend

- [SomaFM](https://hackerapproved.com/p/somafm/): 28 recommend, 0 mixed, 1 criticize
- [KEXP](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kexp/): 17 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize
- [Radio Garden](https://hackerapproved.com/p/radio-garden/): 14 recommend, 2 mixed, 0 criticize
- [Radio Paradise](https://hackerapproved.com/p/radio-paradise/): 12 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Music for Programming", https://hackerapproved.com/p/music-for-programming/ (7 recommend, 0 mixed, 1 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 3 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.