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by Uchikoma 4541 days ago
I honestly ask why?
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Dates would be the same day forever. Financial quarters would be even and easily divided. Never print a new calendar. Etc.
Seems like all the complexity and special casing of the time keeping is moved into the "holiday month" at the end. E.g., Which financial quarter does it belong to? Moreover only 5 or 6 out of the 10 weekdays will occur in the holiday month, then you have to reset to "Monday" again to have a fixed date->day mapping.