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Programmers & Time Zones

2024-02-12 17:37:05.113034+01 by Dan Lyke 8 comments

Since I've done some timezone stuff, all this, and more: Falsehoods programmers believe about time zones

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#Comment Re: Programmers & Time Zones made: 2024-02-12 18:52:37.621234+01 by: markd

Dave DeLong's list from 2018 is good too: https://yourcalendricalfallacyis.com

#Comment Re: Programmers & Time Zones made: 2024-02-13 00:27:15.681789+01 by: meuon

At the core.. I'd be happy if everything were UTC. And we could agree on what that was.

#Comment Re: Programmers & Time Zones made: 2024-02-13 01:46:20.323244+01 by: spc476

Oooh! We could have 86,400 different time zones! Oh wait, that might not be enough ... one for each population center! Yeah! That'll work!

#Comment Re: Programmers & Time Zones made: 2024-02-13 15:33:49.255266+01 by: Definitely Not a Bot

Waiting for the Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Programmers listicle.

#Comment Re: Programmers & Time Zones made: 2024-02-14 01:56:40.753549+01 by: Dan Lyke

Programmers have never dealt with geographic data.
Programmers have never written date code.
Programmers have never dealt with currency.
Programmers have never dealt with names.

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#Comment Re: Programmers & Time Zones made: 2024-02-18 17:37:25.099165+01 by: meuon

Only in the last 20 years have I understood that I know very little about all 4.

Names are intereesting, in that in some places/cultures, to change case of the surname is insulting. ie: If my culture says my name is Mike HARRISON, Mike Harrison is diminishing it's power and authority.

#Comment Re: Programmers & Time Zones made: 2024-02-19 05:21:38.345645+01 by: Dan Lyke

Yeah, I just saw a post referring to Tsherin Sherpa as "Sherpa", and I don't know if that's a horrible Western affectation, or appropriate.

#Comment Re: Programmers & Time Zones made: 2024-02-20 02:18:56.230007+01 by: TheSHAD0W

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5wpm-gesOY - Computerphile's epic and definitive rant on the subject

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