Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Russia's New Official Holiday — Programmer's Day

Posted by Soulskill on from the feel-free-to-take-sunday-off dept.

Glyn Moody writes "Russia's president, Dmitry Medvedev, has decreed a new holiday for his country: Programmer's Day. Appropriately enough, it will be celebrated on the 256th day of the year: September 13th (September 12th for a leap year). Do programmers deserve their own holiday ahead of other professions? Should the rest of the world follow suit?"

3 of 306 comments (clear)

  1. Wetware Not Software by mindbrane · · Score: 4, Insightful
    In Russia the programmers program you!

    I think, in what is fast becoming a fascist state of one part gangsterism and one part corporatism, the programmers they're talking about aren't the programmers you're thinking about.

    --
    ideopath @ play
  2. Re:In honor of Programmer's Day by ivucica · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Communism is not perfect, and I like free market economy. But some things need to be said "NO" to.

    You: "I want to work for 10 hours!"

    Boss: "Oh, everyone! He can work for 10 hours, that means you can work for 10 hours!"

    or:

    Boss: "Look, that Other Company makes employees work 12 hours a day! That means we can do that too!"

    Worker: "But, that's not fair..."

    Boss: "Law doesn't agree!"

    Some things need to be mandated through legislation. Is maximum work hours something to be mandated? I don't know, it depends on situation. If bosses don't abuse their power, then sure, sometimes I'd love to be able to work extended hours. But if you live in 19th century and you're a coal miner or a factory worker...

    Would you allow child labor?

  3. Re:Humm .. by Tumbleweed · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Good thing you skipped the 0th day. I'd be expect the conversations with the folks in HR would be less than productive.

    Is there ever any other kind of conversation with the folks in HR?