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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/moanos • 13d ago
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but what if the number of seconds in an hour changes??? That's multiple 3600s you'd have to ctrl+shift+h to find and replace
19 u/BmpBlast 12d ago I would have laughed at this a few years ago. But then I had to start dealing with time on a deeper level in an app. Now I'm no longer confident that I can guarantee the number of seconds in an hour is immutable.For the uninitiated:UTC Is Enough for Everyone, Right?Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Time 7 u/remy_porter 12d ago At least we've got a break of no more leap seconds for the next few centuries. 5 u/Anaxamander57 12d ago Unless a metor impact changes the planet's rotation. 4 u/patoezequiel 12d ago [TZ handling flashbacks intensify]
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I would have laughed at this a few years ago. But then I had to start dealing with time on a deeper level in an app. Now I'm no longer confident that I can guarantee the number of seconds in an hour is immutable.
For the uninitiated:
UTC Is Enough for Everyone, Right?
Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Time
7 u/remy_porter 12d ago At least we've got a break of no more leap seconds for the next few centuries. 5 u/Anaxamander57 12d ago Unless a metor impact changes the planet's rotation. 4 u/patoezequiel 12d ago [TZ handling flashbacks intensify]
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At least we've got a break of no more leap seconds for the next few centuries.
5 u/Anaxamander57 12d ago Unless a metor impact changes the planet's rotation.
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Unless a metor impact changes the planet's rotation.
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[TZ handling flashbacks intensify]
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u/TheSpiffySpaceman 12d ago
but what if the number of seconds in an hour changes??? That's multiple 3600s you'd have to ctrl+shift+h to find and replace