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It Is Programmer Day - Why So Apathetic?

Posted by samzenpus on from the try-to-care dept.

mikejuk writes: Programmers Day comes around every year and yet each year it seems to be increasingly ignored. Why, when we are trying to encourage children to take up all things computing, is Programmers Day such a big flop? If you've not encountered it before, the idea is that on a specific day we celebrate computer programmers. It is designated to be on the 256th day of the year, which in most years is September 13th and this year, 2015, it falls on a Sunday. If you don't know why it's the 256th day, then you probably aren't a programmer and there is no point in explaining. The usual suggestions for things to do on programmer day include telling jokes and other fairly lame stuff. How about instead: Teach someone to program just a little bit.

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  1. When by Intrepid+imaginaut · · Score: 5, Insightful

    When is Plumber Day? Car Mechanic Day? Kindergarten Teacher Day maybe?

    What?

    1. Re:When by phantomfive · · Score: 5, Informative

      When is Plumber Day?

      April 25th.

      Car Mechanic Day?

      November 15th.

      Kindergarten Teacher Day

      Teacher day, may 5th and 6th.

      It's hard to take an 'appreciation day' seriously. I do my job, I get paid. I don't feel unappreciated. Pie day is cool, because pies taste good.

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      "First they came for the slanderers and i said nothing."
    2. Re:When by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 5, Funny

      Random capitalization Is Fun.

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  2. 256th by Hognoxious · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is that 256 counting from 0 or from 1?

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    Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
  3. Condescending Attitude by darkain · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It is mostly ignored because of the condescending attitude that too many programmers have. We're supposed to be encouraging young people to get into programming, and in the same breath belittle people who dont understand why it would be on the 256th day of the year?

    I'm going to link an obligatory XKCD reference now: https://xkcd.com/1053/

  4. Re:Give a raise to overworked programmers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I was born on January 0th, you insensitive clod!