Ask HN: What do you snack on while coding? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: What do you snack on while coding?

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Post by firstSpeaker » Fri, Jan 14, 2022, 4:50 PM UTC

incanus77 wrote: post #18

My go-to is cashews. I used to eat raw, unroasted, unsalted cashews, but during the pandemic, I developed a sensitivity from eating too many, I guess? (tingling mouth/tongue, elevated heart rate) so I’ve recently started roasting them myself, which takes care of the relevant (natural) bacteria. Put them in a pan for 15 minutes at 350F. They taste much better than store bought roasted nuts, too. Other favorites: - Che…

Do you have any issue with weight gain or something along that line?

Re: Ask HN: What do you snack on while coding?

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Post by grue_some » Fri, Jan 14, 2022, 5:00 PM UTC

Bugs

Re: Ask HN: What do you snack on while coding?

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Post by Pyrodogg » Fri, Jan 14, 2022, 5:02 PM UTC

elevanation wrote: post #4

Mini-carrots and/or mini tomatoes.

I really like carrots because they keep very easily and have such as satisfying crunchy freshness. Mini tomatoes are great when you alternate them with a few tiny mozzarella balls.

I also drink lots of coffee.

Re: Ask HN: What do you snack on while coding?

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Post by cf100clunk » Fri, Jan 14, 2022, 5:07 PM UTC

Depends if the keyboard I'm using is easily cleanable. If not, I avoid anything crumbly, drippy, or apt to leave orangey-coloured dust on my fingers.

Re: Ask HN: What do you snack on while coding?

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Post by superfamicom » Fri, Jan 14, 2022, 5:10 PM UTC

I've developed a routine of walking to my local grocery store (Metropolitan Market) and getting a soup from their lunch counter / deli area and sipping on it while I work.

Re: Ask HN: What do you snack on while coding?

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Post by maerF0x0 » Fri, Jan 14, 2022, 5:13 PM UTC

grue_some wrote: post #22

Bugs

Let this be the joke thread.

I snack on fresh bits from HN.

Re: Ask HN: What do you snack on while coding?

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Post by Mountain_Skies » Fri, Jan 14, 2022, 5:18 PM UTC

I used to snack on salted unshelled sunflower seeds. The process of sucking the salt off the shell, breaking the shell open in my mouth, separating the two, spitting out the shell and swallowing the sunflower seed was just the right level of physical distraction to block out most other external stimuli while not breaking my coding concentration. These days I don't snack but if I did, I'd probably go back to sunflower seeds. The pile of chewed up shells is a bit unsightly, even if you have a paper towel to sit them on before dumping them into the trash, so that's something to keep in mind if you share your workspace with others.

Re: Ask HN: What do you snack on while coding?

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Post by Mountain_Skies » Fri, Jan 14, 2022, 5:22 PM UTC

cf100clunk wrote: post #24

Depends if the keyboard I'm using is easily cleanable. If not, I avoid anything crumbly, drippy, or apt to leave orangey-coloured dust on my fingers.

Impress everyone with your chopstick skills, picking up spherical cheese puffs with the chopsticks, while leaving your fingers clean. Given the texture, weight, and deformability of cheese puffs, it's probably a lot easier than it looks.

Re: Ask HN: What do you snack on while coding?

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Post by yakubin » Fri, Jan 14, 2022, 5:24 PM UTC

My most common snack is a green sour apple (granny smith) sliced into 8 semi-equal pieces with the core removed. I put them on a small plate and subconsciously eat while thinking.

Re: Ask HN: What do you snack on while coding?

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Post by fknorangesite » Fri, Jan 14, 2022, 5:28 PM UTC

Nothing.