>>Did they really have a SQL Saturday on Yom Kippur?!
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>>Yup, the one in Pittsburgh seemed to have about 200-250 attendees.
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>>They also had NYC CodeCamp on Saturday as well - and I'm sure the head count was even higher.
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>In NY, in particular, that seems disrespectful. If you wouldn't hold it on Christmas, you shouldn't hold it on Yom Kippur in any community that has a significant Jewish population.
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I understand your point but football is routinely played on Christmas.