Coding.fm
Productivity
ambient sound
SHOW HN2012
81points
68comments
#292of 1,677 in 2012
Top 18%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
14 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 28 comments about the project. Thread score +0.31.
Idea: 5 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Funny and calming, good for focus.
From 4 comments
i thought this was silly until i let it play for about 20 minutes. it's strangely calming.
Juuumanji on HNI love this. My office is really quiet, putting this on alongside some music with my headphones is actually making me more productive!
TheFunkyMonk on HNthis is like a modern day audio boss button
ChrisArchitect on HNI laughed. Great idea!
thoughtpalette on HN
Angry dev mode is hilarious.
From 3 comments
Burst out laughing when I clicked "Angry dev". Nice.
alainbryden on HNThis is freaking hilarious. Angry DEV all the way.
dfischer on HNAngry dev is definitely my favorite. It sounds like some of my late nights.
JamesLeonis on HN
Objections
Keyboard sounds are distracting rather than soothing.
From 2 comments
Wow. Funny idea! :) But honestly, I'm not sure if there is a less-soothing sound than someone cranking away at a keyboard. Takes me right out of my zone of concentration, and…
gavinlynch on HNDoes anyone feel like they work more productively when listening to people bash their keyboards or is this more of a novelty thing? Personally, I can understand the rain sounds,…
brandoncapecci on HN
Mobile version did not work on some Android devices.
From 1 comment
Just FYI, your raining.fm page works fine on my mobile if I trick the site into thinking I'm a desktop (HTC myTouch running android 2.3.3)
windsurfer on HN
Requests
Add mechanical keyboard sounds.
From 2 comments
Pretty nice but you should really get a mechanical keyboard, that's the real coding sound http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWPH7FAUfUY
creativityhurts on HNInteresting, I kinda liked it. But given I am a keyboard freak, the sound of an apple keyboard makes sad. Add a mechanical keyboard in there too, there's the real programming…
rprime on HN
Add more sound themes like bits or angry muttering.
From 2 comments
how geeks sounds.. i think this is pretty cool.. maybe you can also add the sound of bits moving around ;-)
shmuelix on HNIt's missing some angry muttering!
kintamanimatt on HN
Questions
How were the sounds recorded?
From 1 comment
Really loved it ! I'm really intrigued as to how you got the sounds together ? Did you record them yourself ?
hardik988 on HN
Alternatives named
raining.fm
From 2 comments
Hi Neil from raining.fm angry dev ftw!
sealo on HNCheers Neil! Really love raining.fm - was the inspiration for this :)
valceder on HN