>>>>>>Cutting out the caffeine intake.
>>>>>
>>>>>C'mon!
>>>>>Programmers cannot survive without caffeine.
>>>>>Have you given up coding too?
>>>>
>>>>Working hypothesis: he's already got caffeine deposits all over his body to last him a few lifetimes.
>>>>
>>>>Any other explanation?
>>>
>>>I thought ALL programmers drank Doctor Pepper?
>>
>>
>>Could be. I have always thought of Mountain Dew as the prototypical programmer's drink as well.
>
>FWIW, this programmer doesn't drink either of those, and severely limits caffeine intake.
>

In that case I am sorry to inform you that you are not a real programmer ;-)

Actually I am not much of a Mountain Dew drinker, either. More like 7-Up if I am in the mood for something other than Coke.