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Think Like a Farmer - Software Engineer Edition

Praveen Rajamani on June 03, 2025

What does farming have to do with software engineering? A lot more than you would think. In a world where developers are constantly pushed to move...
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Dotallio

Love this analogy, especially the part about respecting the seasons - I've learned the hard way that rest and cleanup cycles are just as important as building new stuff. What do you think is the trickiest "weed" to keep out of your codebase?

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Praveen Rajamani

Thank you! I totally agree, rest and cleanup are so underrated, but make a huge difference.

For me, the trickiest weed is probably old, unused code that just sits around. It is easy to ignore because it does not always break anything, but over time, it makes everything harder to understand and maintain. Regularly reviewing and cleaning up really helps keep things healthy!

What about you? Any weeds you find especially sneaky?

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Sumonta Saha Mridul

Loved the concept, never thought like that

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Praveen Rajamani

Thank you! 🙌

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Nathan Tarbert

growth like this is always nice to see kinda makes me wonder you think habits or just sticking around matters more over time

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Praveen Rajamani

I think both matters good habits help to grow, but staying consistent over time really makes the difference. Just like farming, steady effort leads to the best results.

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Nathan Tarbert

BTW, very interesting take :)

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Shabeshvaran S

Really a nice read mate.

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Praveen Rajamani

Thank you ☺️

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Abdel Kader Maguiraga • Edited

Insightful

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Praveen Rajamani

Thank you :)

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Shantanu Methikar

Amazing co-relation! Loved it!

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Praveen Rajamani

Thank you! 🙌

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Mohammad Noushad Siddiqi

What a brilliant way to see software development like being a farmer. I really enjoyed how you first drew a comparison to farming and then reinforced it by connecting each farming technique with software devs.
This line especially I like a lot Poor foundations ruin great ideas.