> The reality is that $dayjob (or %dayjob% etc) signals "hey I'm a programmer" You’ve hit the nail on the head. It’s also about the reader who understands the

> The reality is that $dayjob (or %dayjob% etc) signals "hey I'm a programmer" You’ve hit the nail on the head. It’s also about the reader who understands the context and thus feels a sense of belonging to an “in-group”. It’s petty, but it’s how humans work. We form and reinforce our little cliques in anyway we can.