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That isn't an argument against non-UTC servers; it's an argument against using different timezones on your servers and applications. If your servers and applic
by raldi 10y ago
That isn't an argument against non-UTC servers; it's an argument against using different timezones on your servers and applications.
If your servers and applications are both on Arizona time, it doesn't manifest itself.
- MaulingMonkey 10y agoIt's an argument for a consistent timezone. If you're exposing an API to (or otherwise sharing data with) third parties, they're unlikely to have standardized on your localish timezone, unless they happen to share it. If you're consuming a third party API (or otherwise consuming data from them), they're unlikely to have standardized on your localish timezone, unless they happen to share it. If you live in a disconnected bubble, your localish timezone might be consistent enough. You probably don't live in a disconnected bubble. Your localish timezone is not consistent. It is not "Universal". It is not UTC.