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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

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.

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

+½
Exchange 'root beer' with 'unlikely huge amounts of coffee' and we are on the same level. Currently listening to all live performances of MarcoV.
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();
}

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
