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Implementing RFC 3339 shouldn't really be that hard... (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by carrylex@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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Further reading: RFC 3339 / ISO 8601

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[–] ooterness@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

UTC is better than most, but leap seconds are still awful. Computers should use GPS or TAI everywhere. Dealing with time zones and leap seconds is for human readability and display purposes only.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago

That's why I only ever use Seconds Since Epoch.