编程时你听什么背景音乐

编程时我听什么音乐呢，基本上都是摇滚。比如Metallica，Pink Floyd，比如Jobs最爱的Bob Dylan.想起一件趣事，2013年8月Metallica来上海演出的时候，我的邻座有德国的程序员，中国的程序员。以前和外国同事套近乎，不谈技术，只谈乐队，很快就相谈甚欢。和欧洲人谈Queen，U2，和美国人谈Metallica。编程这活需要激情、坚持、独立思考和精湛的多年积累的技艺，这和摇滚乐手的职业素养很相似，而摇滚也能为我们带来这些元素，所以我们能从摇滚中找到共鸣。

最爱是Metallica的No leaf clover, 另外一个名字叫No lucky grass。交响乐和重金属完美搭配，气势磅礴，在无数个红袖添香夜编码的日子，这首歌总是给我带来灵感。歌词如下。

"No Leaf Clover"

And it feels right this time
On this crash course with the big time
Pay no mind to the distant thunder
New day fills his head with wonder, boy....

Says it feels right this time
Turned it 'round and found the right line
Good day to be alive Sir
Good day to be alive, he said.....

Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel
Is just a freight train coming your way
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel
Is just the freight train coming your way

Don't it feel right like this
All the pieces fall to his wish
Sucker for that quick reward boy
Sucker for that quick reward they said.....

Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel
Is just a freight train coming your way
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel
Is just the freight train coming your way......
It's coming your way
It's coming your way......
Here comes

Yeah, Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel
Is just a freight train coming your way.... Yeah...
Then it comes to be, Yeah...

上图是我穿过大半个猴石屯买到的电吉他YAMAHA的RGX-A2，放在办公室里的时候，被同样喜欢Guitar的同事看见，马上找来另一位做乐队的同事。同事弹起琴，直呼Nice，于是我们交流起喜欢的乐队。第二天，同事送来他们自己乐队的CD，听听真是不错。 音乐真是没有隔阂的世界语言。而我更感动于美国人民对音乐的热爱和创造力。相比看到以前有人写中国摇滚乐队有些悲壮的文字，我更欣赏美国摇滚票友对音乐的简单的热爱和学习热情，就如同编程一样，我喜欢看到那些说起编程就满眼光芒的人们，那些真心喜欢编程的人们。带着吉他回国的路上有段小插曲，在San Francisco机场再次安检的时候，可能是Guitar触发了警报，所有随身行李全部被友善地要求打开，而我也被接受了全身按摩。安检人员见到Guitar也叫好，见到Pink Floyd也叫酷。平安无事过了安检，我的Guitar被安放在一等舱的衣橱里，随我一同飞越太平洋。