I’ve heard that the “u” drop (along with the “l” drop) was a result of telegrams (kinda like you -> u in early texting/Twitter days to save on characters). Regardless it happened before any of our lifetimes so it’s pretty much standardized at this point. I can definitely see where it would be frustrating in the coding world, but it’s not like that can be reasonably regionalized so it’s a situation we’re just stuck with.

To be clear, OP knows there’s no “u” in the word in American English and the title is intended as a joke, right?

Ah yes, this is why the phrase “no good deed goes unpunished” does not exist.