Coding while really high is difficult. Coding while a little buzzed is a wonderful experience. It's almost like an artificial flow state.
I experience it the same way.
A Survey of Programmers' Cannabis Usage, Perception, and Motivation
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#52for me weed is definitely an impediment to coding, even more so than alcohol
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#53Somewhat related, but a recent Senate hearing cited the lack of a national standard regarding cannabis impaired driving. They voted to investigate further. Results may be counter-intuitive ;) Interesting there is so little research into the actual *effects* on humans. You get better data from Leafly reviews!
Many years ago, before we legalized it generally, an acquaintance of my father fought a fun court case related to this.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/pot-smoking-motorist-not-guil...
From everything I've read about him, the guy was a hell of a character and maybe some of his misfortune was self-inflicted, but he did fight some important court cases around marijuana laws.
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#54Just read the abstract but seems to make sense. Weed (in a low/moderate dose) is great every once and awhile if you're trying to brainstorm or think holistically about how something should work. Sometimes if you have to work on something really boring it allows you to see it in a new light and appreciate interesting the aspects of the task. But if you're actually trying to get work done, good luck remembering what lo…
Do you think drinking caffeine is similarly unethical, why or why not?
No, definitely not. In a strict sense, because it is not a federally scheduled drug and I didn't make any agreement with my employer not to use it on the clock.
The same argument applies to alcohol, but I've noticed that cultural expectations around drinking are a lot different. A "business lunch" with a beer is no big deal in many (most?) industries. But I've never been at a business lunch where everyone passed around a joint!
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#55Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why are you working at 11pm?
During the day I just kind of loaf around, answer questions on slack, practice music, work out, etc. Late at night is the only time I can get any deep work done.
I am so glad to read this because I am just the same. Day time seems like there’s just too much other things to do, night time it’s quiet and dark and it feels cozy to sit at my desk, uninterrupted by slack messages or meetings and get long stretches of focus time.
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#56I always find it is more difficult to program while under the influence, I tend to make more typos and small mistakes.
Doesn't stop me though.
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#57> "... 35% of our sample has tried programming while using cannabis, and 18% currently do so at least once a month..." Selection bias.
Is it? It seems like you're comparing your anecdotal evidence against their (at least somewhat) scientific survey, which makes it more likely that you experience selection bias.
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#58Anecdotal but I'm a "programmer" at BigTech™ and smoke all day every day, and at this point I can't tell if it helps me or hinders me, but when you smoke all the time, most of these stories you are hearing about in the comments don't happen. At this point in my life, it's just a little "pick me up". It's by no means a micro dose as I probably smoke a gram or 2 a day. But when you live high it's a different kind of beast. I'll probably stop one day, but at the moment I don't see a reason to. Maybe it helps, maybe it doesn't, but I like being high and at this point I am addicted for sure anyway.
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#60> 29% of our sample reported they had taken a drug test for a programming-related job Wow, That seems so high. I don't know anyone in my circle of friends who was drug tested. Although, we are all on the west coast.
I took one for both of my corporate jobs, and that was over thirty years ago.
Not new.