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# Level Up Your Coding Skills With This Farming Game

**[80 LEVEL](https://daily.dev/sources/80lv)** · 2 min read · 539 upvotes · 32 comments

## Summary

The Farmer Was Replaced is a farming game that teaches programming through automation. Players use a Python-like language to program drones that handle repetitive farming tasks. The game offers continuous progression rather than isolated levels, making it beginner-friendly while still challenging experienced programmers. It launches October 10 with features like multiple drone support, expanded tech trees, and multilingual support.

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**@artur1983** · 17 upvotes

> That's what is called `gamification` 😄

**@longtang** · 5 upvotes

> hahahahaha this is awesome

**@kiddeffect** · 5 upvotes

> anybody know of an opensource version of something like this?

**@michaelhomeister** · 2 upvotes

> Looks interesting!

**@victormoni** · 1 upvotes

> A Hay Day for programmers 🔝

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