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title: "Waiting for October"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/waiting-for-october-a97midejz
source_url: https://thedailywtf.com/articles/waiting-for-october
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source: "The Daily WTF"
published: 2026-02-17T13:35:27.087Z
updated: 2026-02-17T13:35:45.273Z
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# Waiting for October

**[The Daily WTF](https://daily.dev/sources/thedailywtf)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

A poorly designed enum mixes months, days of the week, and a 'PublicHoliday' entry into a single 'Calendar' type, sorted alphabetically rather than logically. The enum assigns arbitrary numeric values (April=0, Friday=4, October=12, etc.) creating a confusing data structure that conflates unrelated calendar concepts. This represents a common anti-pattern where developers incorrectly group related-but-distinct concepts into one structure.

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