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Michael Morningstar wrote: I highly doubt this theory.

In Episode 12, when Yuri talked to the AI in the Second Computer Room, he stated that she wouldn't know The Programmer "even if he did say his name". This would crush the theory of Otonashi being The Programmer at all.

Also, it could be possible that time doesn't exist in the Afterlife or its mixed. Kanade may have died after Otonashi, but she may been there for a long time first before Otonashi arrived.

I really hope the Visual Novel and the fan made sequel "Afterlife Reincarnation" would help us explain this. Well man problem is that your doubt anyone who saying that Otonashi can't be The Programmer because he said  "even if he did say his name"  is wrong because Yuri wasn't know Otonashi name so if he even said Otonashi name then Yuri couldn't know it because Otonashi revelead his name on graduation and before that in anime/manga/game he never said what his name is, only last name.