The origin of China's fake Programmers' Day, per open source history
kevinsxu · x · 2026-10-25
Kevin Xu marks Programmers' Day (as celebrated in China) and points to his post "Chinese Open Source: A Definitive History", which traces how this unofficial "holiday" emerged among China's nerds and hackers rather than from any official source.
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