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Ask HN: How much coffee do you drink as a programmer?

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Re: Ask HN: How much coffee do you drink as a programmer?

#15
Not currently working as a programmer, but I have worked as one in the past.

I only drink decaf, and I will have a cup a few times a week that I make as a pour over for myself. If I am feeling crazy, I will make two.

I am very sensitive to caffeine, and it impacts my sleep very negatively. I tried decreasing caffeinated coffee to half a cup early in the day (e.g., 8 or 9 am), and it didn't matter. I sleep much better when I don't drink caffeinated coffee (or any drink that has very much caffeine).

That said, my understanding is that decaf actually has a small amount of caffeine, but it does not seem to impact my sleep at all. I wonder if the amount of caffeine is actually that low in decaf.

Re: Ask HN: How much coffee do you drink as a programmer?

#16
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Zero. Probably an outlier. It doesn't do me anything.

I’m in this club. I enjoy the taste but just don’t get the mass appeal/obsession.

Also, always living in a generally hot climate (Texas) has me usually avoiding hot drinks. I know there are cold products now, but I’m too old to start a new habit.

Re: Ask HN: How much coffee do you drink as a programmer?

#18
I quit coffee as part of New Year's resolution. I started feeling nauseous in the morning if I drank a cup of coffee in the afternoon the day before.

Once I quit, I thought I'll be less productive, and that I won't be able to focus, but after a week or two, my body recovered from the caffeine addiction.

I started drinking black tea - two cups per day. It's still caffeine, but in far less amount.

I miss coffee, though. I miss its smell and taste and somehow I correlate coffee with work satisfaction, creativity, and being productive. It's probably because the coffee is marketed around work culture, and I bought that.

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