3 cups a day.
1 after waking.
1 before standup at 10am.
1 at 3pm.
More ruins my sleep.
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?
#52not a programmer, more of an admin :-P
but, 4-8 cups of black no sugar coffee a day... 2 in the morn, one after lunch one at about 3pm. that is a typical minimum.
Any more is typically because I didnt get enough sleep (gaming watching movies working etc). I try hard to not do that now, but it sneaks in.
Re: Ask HN: How much coffee do you drink as a programmer?
#53A piece of advice: Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it. Don't wait for it. Just let it happen. It could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot black coffee.
The rare Twin Peaks reference on HN. :)
Re: Ask HN: How much coffee do you drink as a programmer?
#54I have found strong, loose-leaf tea to give me a much better energy profile than coffee, and it seems to be healthier. There is also quite a variety in different types.
I also prefer loose-leaf green tea. To me it feels more gentle, coffee tends to make me nervous and my stomache complains. I still occasionally drink a cup of coffee when I have to go somewhere very early (which for me is anything before 10am) and I need the sudden caffeine rush to overcome my sleepyness.
Re: Ask HN: How much coffee do you drink as a programmer?
#55I used to drink very little but then the office reduced the friction of getting a cup of coffee by installing a machine which grinds and brews espresso. Now I am on 3-5 cups per day but slowly reducing my intake.
Re: Ask HN: How much coffee do you drink as a programmer?
#56One after breakfast, one after lunch. Any more and my nerves feel jangly
Re: Ask HN: How much coffee do you drink as a programmer?
#57In my experience being in the office causes me to drink more coffee due to the social aspect of it. I got my self espresso machine last xmas and am now only having 2-3 espressos a day where before I was perhaps having 3-5 big mugs of strong coffee.
Re: Ask HN: How much coffee do you drink as a programmer?
#58I take some vyvanse in the morning along with a tall boy of Starbucks espresso mocha and I’m good for the day
Re: Ask HN: How much coffee do you drink as a programmer?
#59None. I have two at most cups of caffeinated tea in the morning on a work day, and that’s it for the day. I have a very low tolerance for caffeine, a little goes a long way. And I’ve fallen into the trap in the past of starting to rely on it, which turned out badly, stress, sleep deprivation, etc.
Re: Ask HN: How much coffee do you drink as a programmer?
#60Real Programmers Drink Tea, have you not heard?
Anyway, 1 a day, max. Tea on the other hand is not counted in cups but in litres, the cup I use holds about half a litre. I go through 3-4 of those on a good day, 1-2 in the evening. During the day it mostly contains a darker fermented tea variety - I buy it by the kilo - usually labelled 'Ceylon', often with some form of horse on the packaging and a horse-related name even though they're different brands. In the evening I often have some green tea, either plain green or jasmine or with star anise. For all-night hacking sessions I like to use a mix of jasmine and Lapsang Souchong (smoked tea).