Developers are divided into two camps: those who can’t code without music, and those who believe silence is the only path to focus.

This silent war affects collaboration, productivity setups, open-office culture, and even remote team rituals—yet most engineers make sound-related work choices based on habit, not on what actually improves their output.

Here’s the twist: the music you listen to while coding can significantly change your brain’s ability to debug, create, and ship code.

If developers understand how different genres impact cognitive performance, they can intentionally use music as a productivity tool rather than background noise—boosting focus, creativity, and problem-solving on demand.

In this talk, we’ll decode the science behind music and code: how rhythm affects deep work, why lyrics can sabotage logic, and which tracks can either fuel flow or trigger chaos. We’ll test the “Silence vs. Soundtrack” debate, explore neuroscience-backed findings, and try a few live audio experiments.

Expect humor, relatable dev stories, and playlists you’ll want to steal.

Attendees will leave with:

- Genre-based “coding mode” music formulas
- Science-backed strategies to use music for debugging, flow, or ideation
- A new soundtrack for their next coding session

🚀 Warning: spontaneous playlist sharing may occur.