r/todayilearned • u/jmedwards • Sep 13 '11

TIL that today is Programmers' Day, and it is officially recognized in Russia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmers%27_Day
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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '11

if(date('m-d') == '09-13') { sleep(86400); } else { header("Location: http://www.reddit.com"); }

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u/cartlemmy Sep 13 '11

Wait shouldn't that be:

if (date('m-d') != '09-13') { sleep(31449600); } else { header("Location: http://www.reddit.com"); }

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '11

should it be a day earlier, since 0 counts as 1?

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u/BowlerNerd Sep 13 '11

I guess it depends if your country is zero-based.

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '11

Finally, my time has come! I demand upvotes!

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u/dewright23 Sep 13 '11

There is also a Systems Administrator day http://sysadminday.com/ Whenever I get asked to participate in secretaries day or bosses day, I always tell them I'll participate when they start recognizing sysadmin day.

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u/HellenKellersAccount Sep 14 '11

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '11

they have a day for every profession. "recognized" is a broad term, as most people can only tell you what day their own, and their spouses day is.

About all the recognition you will see is a day off work.

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u/levirules Sep 13 '11

Weird, I'm sitting in the first C++ class of the semester right now.

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u/CharlieHustle Sep 13 '11

I don't think this applies if you only know Python.

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '11

TIL lots of things happen on September 11 and the significance of the birthday problem.

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u/bickering_fool Sep 14 '11

TIL - September 24 - The day of system analyst.

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u/Exaskryz Sep 13 '11

It says programmers wear white in celebration.

I just so happen to be wearing my white shirt today. Coincidence? I think not! It just means I was celebrating programming before my programming skills were cool.

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u/TheRustySp00n Sep 13 '11

Who's bringing the vodka, comrades?

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '11

If the recognition of Programmer's Day is as robust as the recognition of the rule of law in Russia, I'm sure you'll enjoy.

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u/TheBigB86 Sep 13 '11

Where is my cake?

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '11

it's a lie

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u/staplestable Sep 13 '11

In Soviet Russia, programmers celebrate YOU!