Link between diet and coding productivity?

[sethmachine]

Hello,

Does anyone know of any research which links one's diet to how productive / effective they are as programmers?

 

[eubz]

Try this http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/10-foods-boost-your-brainpower

 

[sethmachine]

Ah right that's for general cognition.

I meant diet that specifically improves programming ability, e.g. our version of this book

, so I'm looking for "The Programmer's Diet," basically.

 

[gorillabull]

what programming abilities do you want to improve

 

[Dr Super Good]

Does anyone know of any research which links one's diet to how productive / effective they are as programmers?

Any research relating to concentration/carelessness with food would be appropriate.

Most of what makes you a good programmer is actually being a good programmer and not food.

 

[PurgeandFire]

Since programming isn't really something physical (rather, it is mental), you just need a healthy diet for mental health. Eat breakfast and such. Don't skip meals, etc. That is about it.

Hot pockets and soda also work. But that requires consistent intake for best performance. Remember Dennis Nedry from Jurassic Park? He was fueled by soda. And his diet allowed him to debug 2 million lines of code. Can't do much better than that.

 

[eubz]

2 million lines of code

That's a headache.

 

[chobibo]

I thought it was Twinkies.

 

[Gilles]

Pretty sure you can't code without caffeine.

 

[takakenji]

gluten free

 

[GhostWolf]

This thread. It's stupid.

 

[Eagle XI]

pizza 4life

 

[LordDz]

http://en.ilovecoffee.jp/posts/view/79

 

[Ralle]

Here is something fun:
http://xkcd.com/323/

Okay. When I am coding my blood sugar needs to be stable, not too high (on soda and candy) and not too low (because I haven't eaten in a while). I need to feel good and I need to not feel hungry. I don't think a special diet would make you more or less productive. If you feel that you are procrastinating too much, perhaps you have too much energy and need to go for a run or something. You also need to WANT to be coding, otherwise you will quickly lose focus.

 

[Rui]

Knowing what you're going to code and organizing your ideas might work too. I often go without having no idea what I've got to do, then my mind drifts off and I go do something else instead of working =P

 

[edo494]

Im doing that right now!!

 

[FrIkY]

Drink Dr. Pepper, an intellectual drink, for the chosen ones.