Ok. In light of the release of the Mitchell Report, and in the interest of full disclosure I have an important confession to make. I’m guilty of using code enhancing substances: caffeine, sugar, and ibuprofen. There I’ve said it. It’s off my chest now. I’m not proud of it, but it needed to be said. Has all the coffee, Red Bull, Advil and chocolate help me write better code? Probably not, but it did help me write more code. More code doesn’t necessarily mean good code, so I’ll leave it at that.
It used to be nothing for me to down a grande Starbucks vanilla latte, 20 oz diet Pepsi, and a king size Reese’s Peanut-butter Cup all before lunch. Then in the afternoon, I would chase it all with a couple Advil to help with the backache I got from my cheap office chair.
I’m sure you’re wondering why I would admit to something like this, but I’m doing it for the children. I just don’t want any of you youngsters out there thinking it’s cool to sit in front of an LCD all day and night writing line after line of code. It took me years, but I was able to kick my habit. I’m actually able to spend time outdoors. Hell, I’ve even got a wife and baby on the way. It’s amazing what I’ve been able to accomplished while unplugged and not hopped up on caffeine.
So take my advice. Unplug, put the Jolt Cola down and get some fresh air! You’ll thank me.
December 16th, 2007 at 9:46 pm
That’s it; I am NOT voting for you for the hall of fame.
December 17th, 2007 at 4:11 am
Say it ain’t so!
Technically, if the code isn’t better, these aren’t code enhancing substances.
December 17th, 2007 at 9:46 am
Replace the sugar cane with the pot leaf, the coffee with a beer. In all situations. It’s only 9:45 on Monday morning — and I’ve already written 30 lines of Python. It would be like 200 lines of C. And it’s divine: let’s just say Mary encourages creative exec statements…
December 17th, 2007 at 11:44 am
We’re coders, not role models…
December 17th, 2007 at 11:17 pm
What? You’ve got a wife on the way? Where did you order from, amazon, newegg?
December 18th, 2007 at 10:44 am
I think he ordered it from ebay instead
Anyways good advise, always take a break and you will be surprised how the quality of work improves, specially when you’re stuck on some problem for days.
December 18th, 2007 at 3:29 pm
What kinda tard eats all that sugar and washes it down with a DIET Pepsi? That reminds me of the fatbutts at the BK Lounge that gets a double Whopper with cheese, supersize fries and a Diet Coke. Come on!
December 18th, 2007 at 4:40 pm
#1. The wife is from Amazon. Couldn’t turn down the free shipping.
#2. I plead “No Contest” to the diet Pepsi thing.