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Programmer’s Day is an official professional holiday in Russia. It is on the 256th day of the year, making it September 13 normally and September 12 on leap years.
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Techopedia Explains Programmer’s Day
An employee in Parallel Technologies named Valentin Balt proposed celebrating Programmer’s Day. He petitioned the government of Russia in 2002 after gathering a long list of signatures.
A draft of an executive order instituting Programmers’ Day was issued by Russia’s Ministry of Mass Communication on July 24, 2009. Dmitry Medvedev signed the decree on September 11, 2009.
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