It's weird when you encounter people who develop/code while drinking heavily. I know a crew that does this, spends evenings doing sessions with tons of beer.
Frankly I don't think it leads to much productivity, but there may be some social benefits. That said, me + beer + code = some cleanup the next morning.
I love beer and beer only, and leading the dev half of a startup + a new baby has really deprioritized that in my life. I drink on Friday and Saturday nights exclusively, no more than 4 drinks and always at home. Even then I feel a bit rough, grumpy and unproductive the following day.
I think that while age may play a role in this - the proverbial "I can't drink like when I was in my 20s" - I think it's more a matter of the amount of responsibilities and how that translates into recovery time. When I was 24, I could spend a whole Saturday and Sunday doing nothing but recovering from a hangover. If I did that today I'd spend months recovering from a divorce and a collapsed business.
Ultimately, my experience switching from casual drinking to limited drinking has cemented the fact that alcohol is generally bad for a human that needs to get things done every day. This a bummer for me because I'd otherwise be fine drinking 3 good beers a night.
Frankly I don't think it leads to much productivity, but there may be some social benefits. That said, me + beer + code = some cleanup the next morning.
I love beer and beer only, and leading the dev half of a startup + a new baby has really deprioritized that in my life. I drink on Friday and Saturday nights exclusively, no more than 4 drinks and always at home. Even then I feel a bit rough, grumpy and unproductive the following day.
I think that while age may play a role in this - the proverbial "I can't drink like when I was in my 20s" - I think it's more a matter of the amount of responsibilities and how that translates into recovery time. When I was 24, I could spend a whole Saturday and Sunday doing nothing but recovering from a hangover. If I did that today I'd spend months recovering from a divorce and a collapsed business.
Ultimately, my experience switching from casual drinking to limited drinking has cemented the fact that alcohol is generally bad for a human that needs to get things done every day. This a bummer for me because I'd otherwise be fine drinking 3 good beers a night.