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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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Post by dsberkholz »

dsberkholz wrote: post #40
jmduke wrote: post #7

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…

Maybe you do didn't notice, but it wasn't our survey, and we had nothing to do with its design. I agree that the design is not great, but c'mon, this is just for fun. When you can select multiple answers, the percentages no longer total 100 across options, only within each option vs all respondents.

s/do didn't/didn't/

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

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Post by DigitalSea »

I am a developer and yes I do like beer. I am a human, who would have thought? I also like long walks and holding hands with girls on the beach, then having sex. I hate the stereotype that makes it seem like developers are different to ordinary people, some of the developers I work with you wouldn't even be able to pick that they're developers, they don't walk around in Github t-shirts, wearing glasses and throwing words like release cycle and debugging around.

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

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Post by dsberkholz »

threepipeproblm wrote: post #24

This is meaningless without comparing to non-developers, or the general population. For all we know from this data, developers may like beer less than non-developers. Combine this with the problems cited by jmduke, and I'm not sure it is enhancing the reputation of the "developer focused industry analyst firm" that published it. Yes, I have no sense of humor.

Even without the contrast (impossible given this particular dataset since the survey wasn't given to a control), it's still interesting. Here's why -- when you consider the broader context of the outlash against beer/alcohol at conferences, notice that only 5% of developers said they hated beer. That apparently means a tiny minority of people could have an outsized influence on conference behavior. Note that this survey wasn't given purely to conference-goers, so it's not selection bias.

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

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Post by gte910h »

51432 wrote: post #10
petercooper wrote: post #3

Developers also, on average, enjoy sex, recreational activities, and going on vacation. And bacon. Never forget the bacon.

I'm vegan

As a ovolacto vegetarian, I'll tell you vegan bacon is still fantastic. Hickory smoked vegetable protein is still mighty tasty.

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

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Post by threepipeproblm »

dsberkholz wrote: post #43
threepipeproblm wrote: post #24

This is meaningless without comparing to non-developers, or the general population. For all we know from this data, developers may like beer less than non-developers. Combine this with the problems cited by jmduke, and I'm not sure it is enhancing the reputation of the "developer focused industry analyst firm" that published it. Yes, I have no sense of humor.

Even without the contrast (impossible given this particular dataset since the survey wasn't given to a control), it's still interesting. Here's why -- when you consider the broader context of the outlash against beer/alcohol at conferences, notice that only 5% of developers said they hated beer. That apparently means a tiny minority of people could have an outsized influence on conference behavior. Note that this sur…

Good point... I didn't know this was about getting drunk at conferences. Objection withdrawn.
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