I do find in the morning that prior to having coffee, any conversations I have that require recalling stored information are frustrating at best. Trying to get at names or bits of trivial information is almost impossible, and yet an hour and a coffee later, all that information just rolls off the brain.

Just my (late) two cents.

It’s difficult for me to code when there’s music I don’t like, but it’s also harder during commercials and talks.

I don’t really have anything I need to drink when I code…if I’m thirsty I usually drink water. Music, on the other hand, is another story entirely. That does for me what caffeine does for a lot of people.

But I do like my coffee. A Mocha Frappuccino® Light Blended Coffee only has 140 calories – that’s one of my favorites!

@Guilherme Zühlke O’Connor – I don’t know that coffee helps my code any, but it doesn’t hurt either

@rAm – I only drink coffee in the mornings and at night – after sex – no no – after dinner some times

At home however, I would keep myself up with fruit juice.

I am not much of a coffe drinker, yet, I share some of the most common coder habits like producing more and better code and ideas at night.

I’m sure coffee helps you stay awake because it does have a neurological effect as you explained, but I don’t know what effect this may have when you are already awake.

I don’t believe that is properly the coffee that increases the quality of code, otherwise I will be a very lousy coder (would it be possible that I actually am such? Lol)

I think is just a myth, and maybe it was originated by Paul Erdos living through: “Transforming Coffee in Theorems”.

@Ben – “Just like the myth that coffee will sober up a drunk, instead you just get a wide awake drunk.”

That’s priceless Ben – you need to claim that one.

@Brandon – I do love coffee. You don’t even want to talk to me in the morning until I get my first cup. But, I also drink a lot of water throughout the day too.

Want more post about addicting drugs? Who doesn’t — Chris Garrett just sent me a link to the article 10 Questions From a Wannabe Cigar Smoker. I have probably one cigar a year is all so that was a fun read

I do love the taste of a good Vanilla Latte, however even when I order it half-caf, I shake a little and I feel a little sick later in the day. Getting a pure decaf latte just seems sacreligious or something.

I do not think caffeine improves coding ability (any more than say methamphetamines do) I think that if you are tired anything you consume that can alter that can make you more awake but are you really more aware? Just like the myth that coffee will sober up a drunk, instead you just get a wide awake drunk.

I prefer Mt.Dew but more for the flavor than for an effects I get from it. I try to drink water more often than not these days.

Now I am drinking juice. All varities that have very little sugar and I can’t tell the difference.

In all honesty, some days I wonder if the caffeine role is 50% mental and 50% actual chemical changing properties.

Matt