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Re: Happy Programmers' Day

#51

Post by aerotrain » Fri, Sep 13, 2013, 2:57 PM UTC

Ones' complement to the day - 1111 1111

Re: Happy Programmers' Day

#52

Post by obituary_latte » Fri, Sep 13, 2013, 2:59 PM UTC

chrismorgan wrote: post #2

The apostrophe is in the wrong spot; it should be Programmers' Day . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmers%27_Day

    o = (function() {
            p = 'programmer';
            d = 'day';
            h = 'Happy';
            r =  Math.floor((Math.random()*10000));
            (r % 2 === 0)?ap="'s":ap="s'";
            return h + ' ' + p + ap + ' ' + d;
        });
    o();

awaits correction

Re: Happy Programmers' Day

#53

Post by vezzy-fnord » Fri, Sep 13, 2013, 3:02 PM UTC

pavelludiq wrote: post #39

Traditional programmers day celebration in Bulgaria: - Write meaningless programs - Play games - Drink beer Same as most other days actually.

I think you mean play C-S 1.6 specifically and drink rakia.

Re: Happy Programmers' Day

#54

Post by chrismorgan » Fri, Sep 13, 2013, 3:15 PM UTC

Dirlewanger wrote: post #49

chrismorgan wrote: post #2

The apostrophe is in the wrong spot; it should be Programmers' Day . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmers%27_Day

Incorrect. The apostrophe is only after the possessive if the thing it's owning is plural in addition to the possessive. Day is not plural.

... what? Where did that grammar rule come from?

Re: Happy Programmers' Day

#55

Post by andyidsinga » Fri, Sep 13, 2013, 3:41 PM UTC

simgidacav wrote: post #25

andyidsinga wrote: post #15

we need a _happy programmmers_ day

Nobody would celebrate that. :D

heheh :)

Re: Happy Programmers' Day

#56

Post by andyidsinga » Fri, Sep 13, 2013, 3:46 PM UTC

erichurkman wrote: post #9

jamesadney wrote: post #6

It's not Programmers' Day where I'm at. Stupid timezones!

Timezones: a bane of any programmer's existence.

can use to our advantage and claim we're working on a TZ several hours behind the rest of our coworkers.

"I'm not late yet!!!" :)

Re: Happy Programmers' Day

#57

Post by imdsm » Fri, Sep 13, 2013, 3:50 PM UTC

Toenex wrote: post #35

imdsm wrote: post #29

Born on Programmers' Day, I feel like the night I was born, a falling star killed the village elder.

Surely in a time where Programmers' Day has any meaning, the status of village elders has somewhat passed.

I was hoping someone would get the ADOM reference.

Re: Happy Programmers' Day

#58

Post by nulldata » Fri, Sep 13, 2013, 3:51 PM UTC

Programmers' Day, Friday the 3th and my birthday!

Re: Happy Programmers' Day

#59

Post by speedyrev » Fri, Sep 13, 2013, 4:06 PM UTC

Dirlewanger wrote: post #49

chrismorgan wrote: post #2

The apostrophe is in the wrong spot; it should be Programmers' Day . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmers%27_Day

Incorrect. The apostrophe is only after the possessive if the thing it's owning is plural in addition to the possessive. Day is not plural.

http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/apostro.asp

See rule #4

Re: Happy Programmers' Day

#60

Post by georgemcbay » Fri, Sep 13, 2013, 5:25 PM UTC

hoffcoder wrote: post #18

What is the point in having such _days_? Consequently, shouldn't we also have a Scientists' day, an Actors' day, a Plumbers' day, blah blah? Everyone has a place in the universe. All we have to do is never to forget our true calling.

Those days do exist, eg. Plumber's Day is April 25th.

They are taken about as seriously as Programmer's Day in most of the world (ie. not much, most people have no idea they exist, even people in that profession).