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Sep. 13, 2007 at 11:45am
if (date('z') == 256) echo("It's Programmers Day")
Translation: It's Programmers Day!
For those that aren't aware, Programmers' Day is today and marks the 256th day of the year. If you just thought to yourself "wow, that's 1111 1111 in binary!" then consider today to be a day in your honor. In case you're wondering why this particular day was chosen, consider this: 1111 1111 is the last of the 256 possible values of a byte.
While Programmers' Day is largely informal, it makes for an excellent opportunity to appreciate the programmers in your life. If you happen to be a developer yourself, you may want to start passing along hints about that binary clock you've been eyeing over at ThinkGeek.com.
In the spirit of Programmers' Day, post a comment suggesting what you will be doing today in order to celebrate. If you're feeling particularly nerdy, feel free to make your post in ASCII binary.
Posted in Deep Thoughts, Software Engineering by Nick Williams
Comments (1)
Not too big on celebrating...after all, there is no place like 127.0.0.1
1 | Left by Brian | Sep. 13, 2007 at 5:12pm