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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 5:42 pm
by Roja
I relax, sit back in my chair, visualize my design, and select some good music.

I then open three windows - Firefox (to test), Putty-SSH to my dev box (to code), and another firefox with pages related to what I'm doing (either user's bug reports, or the php manual).

With those in place, I code until I beat the next bug or feature request on my list. I generally drink sugar-free tang, and listen to music at a medium level. The music is completely varied, with the notable exclusion being country "music". My tastes range from hard-core hard rock, to rap, from disney music, to old(and new) punk.. its all good (except country).

I have vision problems, so by the time I finish one or two items, I'm pretty worn out.

When I finish a task, I try to always add a line to my changelog.

Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 6:24 pm
by patrikG
rooibos tea and soy milk. Love it. Music: pretty much anything from Soma FM, Lounge, Klezmer, Jazz, Classic Guitar etc. etc.

Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 1:50 am
by n00b Saibot
Gallons of water, loud instrumental music, some coffee & devnetwork - all contribute sincerely to my coding. I am looking to incorporate more ingredients :D

Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 2:50 am
by phpdevuk
coffee, lots of coffee

Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 3:42 am
by m3mn0n
Drink insane amounts of root beer and listen to trance. 8)

Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 4:37 am
by JAM
Sami wrote:Drink insane amounts of root beer and listen to trance. 8)

Exchange 'root beer' with 'unlikely huge amounts of coffee' and we are on the same level. Currently listening to all live performances of MarcoV. :wink:

I used to be an excessive snuff (snus in swedish) and nicotine addict, but quit in June. Hence the higher intake of coffee...

Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 5:24 am
by harrisonad
Every 5 minutes of 'typing while thinking', I lean backward and support my tired neck with my two hands. My feet strecth a bit forming a squat position caused not by penalty but by luxury.
Sometimes, I will turn around the cubicle and examine the dirts I made last night or I will look outside the window and see if I can catch any good-looking mamas to pass by the building.
After all this, I go to work with what I left and will wait for another 5 minutes to have a break again.

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$minutes = 0;
while($I_am_nerdy){
    if(++$minutes==5){
       TakeABreak();
       $minutes = 0;
    }
     Work();  
}
8O Boy! I am one hell of a nerd.

Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 7:11 am
by timvw
Real nerds don't use busy waiting.. They use interrupts ;)

Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 7:12 am
by patrikG
Coitus interrupts.

Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 7:52 am
by m3mn0n
I concur.


$nerd++;

Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 10:47 am
by neophyte
Lately I've been coding in front of Movies on my sofa late at night. How can I do that and still code? I don't have any idea -- But I can tell you it's not good for productivity. :D

Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 11:06 am
by nielsene
neophyte wrote:Lately I've been coding in front of Movies on my sofa late at night. How can I do that and still code? I don't have any idea -- But I can tell you it's not good for productivity. :D
If I'm at home, I almost have to do that. My TV is a right angles to my computer and I find that the flickering light of the TV somehow helps me stay focused on code. So I'll through a movie in, and mute the volume, leaving my music on. Somehow the combination of peripheral visual distraction, decoupled with audio input helps me get into the "zone".

Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 11:18 am
by infolock
Roja wrote:I relax, sit back in my chair, visualize my design, and select some good music.

I then open three windows - Firefox (to test), Putty-SSH to my dev box (to code), and another firefox with pages related to what I'm doing (either user's bug reports, or the php manual).

With those in place, I code until I beat the next bug or feature request on my list. I generally drink sugar-free tang, and listen to music at a medium level. The music is completely varied, with the notable exclusion being country "music". My tastes range from hard-core hard rock, to rap, from disney music, to old(and new) punk.. its all good (except country).

I have vision problems, so by the time I finish one or two items, I'm pretty worn out.

When I finish a task, I try to always add a line to my changelog.

8O :? :roll:

Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 11:27 am
by s.dot
It appears almost everyone drinks insane amounts of something. That's quite interesting.

On a side note, breaking for urination is quite annoying. :lol:

Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 11:28 am
by feyd
I've pretty much given up on drinking things with caffeine, and most soft-drinks in general as well. :D