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Do developers really love beer, or is it just a myth?

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Re: Do developers really love beer, or is it just a myth?

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I will never for the life of me understand the hate people have for Corona. Granted, it should probably be classed under some yet unnamed category of beverage other than "beer", but I still like it.

When I drank Brazilian beers like Skol... Corona was like a world full of flavor in comparison.

Puts things in perspective.

Re: Do developers really love beer, or is it just a myth?

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post #16

I thought the myth was developers love maryjane? Beer would seem to be a near universally loved adult beverage...

I think coffee is the universal stereotype. I'd wager that most of us prefer uppers to downers, at least while we're actively developing.

Re: Do developers really love beer, or is it just a myth?

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Okay, originally I was going to write this off as mere blogspam but I wanted to have some fun. Issues: 1. An ordinal scale with subjective verbiage? 2. An ordinal scale with no natural middle (there are six options!)? 3. An ordinal scale with 'select all that apply'?! How does that even work? 4. The percentages add to more than 100%! That's not how percentages work. At least normalize the scale -- or change the Y axi…

I could even forgive all that if they at least showed the same results for the non-dev population for comparison.

Re: Do developers really love beer, or is it just a myth?

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post #16

I thought the myth was developers love maryjane? Beer would seem to be a near universally loved adult beverage...

I think coffee is the universal stereotype. I'd wager that most of us prefer uppers to downers, at least while we're actively developing.

Or, depending on your age, sugar-free red bull.

(I'm a hopeless caffeine addict and find that switching up my source helps.)

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