1024 International Programmer’s Day: One Sentence to Prove You’re a Programmer

Today, October 24th, marks International Programmer’s Day, a holiday widely recognized by numerous technology companies and software enterprises globally. The origin of this festival stems from 1024, which is $2^8$ (256), representing how computers store data in binary. This makes it a fitting symbol for programmers.

While widely acknowledged, there are two interpretations of when this day falls. One tradition designates the 256th day of the year, which is September 13th in a common year or September 12th in a leap year. However, in China, people have designated October 24th to form “1024.”

To join in the celebration, here are a few popular phrases that prove you’re a programmer:

  • “If I don’t have an object, I’ll just NEW one myself.”

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  • “PHP isn’t the best language in the world; Python is.”

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  • “I don’t fix computers.”

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  • “Once upon a time, I also had a full head of hair.”

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  • “Are the bugs fixed yet?”

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  • “You said the first sentence? Do you start counting from 0 or 1?”

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  • “We programmers only fix computers. And not overnight.”

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