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Do you ever program while drinking?

2 points by badname 12y ago

Does it flow better when you are slightly drunk?

Pr0ducer 12y ago
I have, but no noticeable productivity increase. It's usually just something to relax as I wind down my programming for the day.
Joyfield 12y ago
When i was young i did that sometimes at work. Worked out pretty well except that the code was a bit hard to understand.
- joshschreuder 12y ago
  Any repercussions? I know in a lot of places having alcohol on the breath at work would be grounds for dismissal.
  - PaulHoule 12y ago
    I've seen a lot of places where people might have a beer around 4 PM.
    - joshschreuder 12y ago
      Yeah fair point, though at that point most of the work for the day is probably done. I guess I just assumed OP worked a decent part of the day after drinking for some reason.
  - Joyfield 12y ago
    Nope. I did it on beer evenings at work. Only that i am not THAT social so i sat most of the times by the computer and worked instead.
0x420 12y ago
The only time I willingly do that is when I'm browsing the Web while drunk, and something about the page's behavior or design annoys me, so I'll casually open up the inspector and work out a fix. This has happened several times and I usually end up with a nice snippet of code that's actually useful. Interestingly, I almost never do this while sober, or stoned. There's just something about drinking that makes me more eager to do stuff like that. For any kind of work beyond that, though, I'm effectively useless when drunk.
krapp 12y ago
Yes, and not necessarily.
rankam 12y ago
I do it while working on side projects once in a while, but I'm usually only effective when the task is something trivial such as adding a new basic feature to a web app. It can be a lot of fun as I tend not to not overthink my code and I can come up with some creative ideas. Like many others have said when answering this question at other times, the code can be sloppy sometimes so it's important for me to add comments and make sure that I refactor.
cthrowawayy 12y ago
Does anyone enjoy programming while high on cannabis? I don't think I actually accomplish that much, but I do tend to enjoy it and have solved some nasty bugs with a fresh look. I've heard mixed feelings on the subject though.
- fjabre 12y ago
  I do and it works great for me.

2 points by badname 12y ago

Does it flow better when you are slightly drunk?

I have, but no noticeable productivity increase. It's usually just something to relax as I wind down my programming for the day.

Joyfield 12y ago

When i was young i did that sometimes at work. Worked out pretty well except that the code was a bit hard to understand.

joshschreuder 12y ago
Any repercussions? I know in a lot of places having alcohol on the breath at work would be grounds for dismissal.
- PaulHoule 12y ago
  I've seen a lot of places where people might have a beer around 4 PM.
  - joshschreuder 12y ago
    Yeah fair point, though at that point most of the work for the day is probably done. I guess I just assumed OP worked a decent part of the day after drinking for some reason.
- Joyfield 12y ago
  Nope. I did it on beer evenings at work. Only that i am not THAT social so i sat most of the times by the computer and worked instead.

0x420 12y ago

The only time I willingly do that is when I'm browsing the Web while drunk, and something about the page's behavior or design annoys me, so I'll casually open up the inspector and work out a fix. This has happened several times and I usually end up with a nice snippet of code that's actually useful. Interestingly, I almost never do this while sober, or stoned. There's just something about drinking that makes me more eager to do stuff like that. For any kind of work beyond that, though, I'm effectively useless when drunk.

krapp 12y ago

Yes, and not necessarily.

rankam 12y ago

I do it while working on side projects once in a while, but I'm usually only effective when the task is something trivial such as adding a new basic feature to a web app. It can be a lot of fun as I tend not to not overthink my code and I can come up with some creative ideas. Like many others have said when answering this question at other times, the code can be sloppy sometimes so it's important for me to add comments and make sure that I refactor.

cthrowawayy 12y ago

Does anyone enjoy programming while high on cannabis? I don't think I actually accomplish that much, but I do tend to enjoy it and have solved some nasty bugs with a fresh look. I've heard mixed feelings on the subject though.

fjabre 12y ago
I do and it works great for me.