Hi everyone! I suspect most of us here are headed for hotter days with summer starting shortly in the northern hemisphere. With climate change in full swing and El Niño expected to happen this year, I suspect it will be a very hot one. Now I love coding and programming, obviously, but the obligatory hoody and sunglasses - which we all weat while coding, of course - can make for an uncomfortable coding experience in the heat. How do you all cope? Do you combine the obligatory hoody with shorts, or maybe airconditioning? All tips are welcome!

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[–] 77 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Stay indoors, and don’t forget to loudly exclaim “I’m in!” every few minutes

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  • [–] 41 points 5 months ago

    I hack at night, when it's cooler. You can't see the digital rain otherwise.

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  • [–] 63 points 5 months ago* (3 children)

    Skirt and programming socks. The skirt provides optimal airflow and the socks can be adjusted using a PID algorithm to achieve the desired thermal equilibrium.

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  • [–] [S] 12 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Good call. I'll flash arch to a USB stick while I'm at it

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  • [–] 24 points 5 months ago

    Heat pipes and fans.

    Does make a hell of a mess getting the thermal paste of my back and chest.

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  • [–] 17 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    Luckily I have a ThinkPad, I just run the following program and hold the fan vents against my face:

    int main(void) {
      while (1);
    }
    
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    Beach hoodie. They're light and block UV

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  • [–] 12 points 5 months ago

    Moved to New Zealand.

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  • [–] 12 points 5 months ago

    If working at home, naked with just socks is allowed.

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  • [–] 11 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Easy: I live in the southern hemisphere. Excited that it's winter today, just got through our first major storm of the season

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  • [–] 11 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    You know you can wear shorts
    whenever you want while programming right?

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago

    Weather?

    Oh! You mean outside.

    Yeah, we don't do that here.

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    NightHawk has a video on how to make cooling packs that keep their temperature around 18ºC (64ºF) for something like 2 hours. He gives the ingredients around the 6 minute mark. It's a mixture of Sodium Sulfate with common table salt:

    • 5 cups water (1.2 liters)
    • 1 cup sodium sulfate (240ml)
    • 1/4 cup salt (60ml)
    • 4 tablespoons of xanthan gum (20ml) - this is a thickening agent so that the thing becomes gelatin-like, which makes it easier to work with
    • Mix in heated water for some minutes. The mixture should not fully dissolve, there should be some of it visible. If the sulfate fully dissolves, add more. If there seems to be too much of the mixture, add bits of water.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqxjfp4Gi0k

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago

    Well, I do wear a lot of hoodies…. But that’s more because I live in the PNW than the fact that I’m a programmer.

    I also have the sleeves pushed up to my elbows most of the time. Only wear sunglasses when I’m driving and the sun is in my face.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago

    Unzip the hoodie

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago

    You go work in the server room

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    sleeveless hoodie. like John Schneider. peak performance.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    Work from home and wear shorts only and drink tons of water.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago*

    The sunglasses can obviously stay on. For the heat, opt for a sun hoodie which is fit for purpose

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    We suffer for our fashion and our art.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    I still rep the same fit. I've even run in the summer hear in my programming hoodie, you train your mind, body, and soul.

    Alternatively, maybe check out sun hoodies. I've been interested in using them for hiking

    https://www.rei.com/product/185196/rei-co-op-sahara-shade-hoodie-mens

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago*

    crop top and skirt, or linen pants and crop top / linen shirt

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago*

    Hmm, sounds like it's time for the programming djellabah !

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    Crank the AC up and play games set in the snow.

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