Can you write code while drunk? Do you have a drink or two while coding or looking over code or doing research at the end of the night?
Know anyone who does?
Ask HN: Do you drunk code?
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#2I had a co-worker who coded his own CMS for a relatively successful web agency (it was the pre-wordpress era). And he coded part of this CMS on paper at a party. Must have been one crazy party :)
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#4I don't enjoy solitary activities when I drink so no. That being said, I do comment on HN under the influence sometimes.
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#5it depends, for some critical line of code you can't make mistakes (for example if you are writing something involved with security , or in some worse case if you are programming an airplane consolle). So my point is: you can be drunk while coding but you have to be 100% sober while planning your tests for that code. Accordingly to a lot of studies alchool (also drugs) helps our brain to "think different" so while you are drunk you could find a solution for a problem you were stuck in just because while you are drunk your brain discovers different patterns. However i don't have much experience about this ... i've coded something while i was mildly drunk and i saw no difference.
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#6This question comes up every 3 weeks periodically. What a bunch of alcoholics!
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#7It Slows me down. I've had a few drinks, but don't recommend it.
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#8There are a lot of fun things you could do drunk. Coding is not one of them.
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#9For me, coding is more fun getting in the zone, doing it for a few hours at a time... so nyet.
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#10I have read that sleep deprivation is as bad as getting drunk in terms of the number of IQ points' hit taken, so I would argue that many folks in the industry are effectively coding drunk :-)