The author’s profile says this:

“Have taken up farming.”

  • bjorney@lemmy.ca
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    6 months ago

    English is not my native language, and I don’t understand what “Have taken up farming.”

    It means they aren’t developing software anymore because they are growing vegetables instead

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      6 months ago

      Hmm, maybe it really means it literally. I mean it would not surprise me if the person really started or taken over by farming and giving up programming. Be it having too much pressure from all sites, for writing software that many people use. Or be it financial. Who knows. I wish him best luck.

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        6 months ago

        It’s not unheard of in folks who are in software dev because they love the repetition and routine. Farming is pretty similar to programming a computer, just with tons more manual labor.

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          6 months ago

          So true, I’m still a student, but taking care of my plants daily is relaxing and repetitive, also some problem solving when there are plagues lol

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        6 months ago

        You are probably right that it isn’t literal. In IT I often hear “Goat farming” as meaning getting out of IT.