It sounds like he just didn't like his programming job. I quit a decent paying full time job in 2010. A bunch of my friends thought I was crazy at the time. I l

It sounds like he just didn't like his programming job. I quit a decent paying full time job in 2010. A bunch of my friends thought I was crazy at the time. I left my office, I worked in a coffeeshop for a while, did some freelancing and figured out what sort of job and work environment would make me happier. There are a galaxy of programming jobs, this story doesn't strike me as being actually about programming, just about a guy who was unhappy with one job and did something very different for a while to feel better about it (which can be a great idea for some people!).