The Day of the Programmer is a professional day that is celebrated on the 256th (hexadecimal 100th, or the 2^8th) day of each year (September 13 during common years and on September 12 in leap years).

The number 256 (2^8) was chosen because it is the number of distinct values that can be represented with a byte, a value well known to programmers. 256 is also the highest power of two that is less than 365, the number of days in a common year.

Give a big thanks to the programmers who make the technological world run, from your favorite apps to video games and websites and much more.

Wishing nothing but more strength to their eyes, minds and hands on this Programmer's Day. -Happy 256th Day of the year or some would say a Happy Programmer's Day to you. -While being alive, we eat, we play, we enjoy and most importantly we code.