The international Day of the Programmer is celebrated annually on September 13th, marking the 256th day of the year. This number has significance as it represents the possible values represented by a byte and is also the highest power of two less than the number of days in a year. The celebration honors the profession of programming and developers. Two members of the Developer Advocate team at Couchbase, Aaron LaBeau and Elliot Scribner, share their experiences and predictions for the future of programming. They discuss how the cloud has impacted their roles as developers, making infrastructure more accessible and scalable. They also touch on the rise of artificial intelligence, blockchain, mobile applications, and IoT in the tech industry. The conversation highlights the evolving nature of programming and the importance of developers' skills in the years to come.