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Thrilled they're considering this, but my first thought was "I wonder how many time and date libraries will fail to adjust correctly?" I'm sure that for the we

by cpfohl 8y ago

Thrilled they're considering this, but my first thought was "I wonder how many time and date libraries will fail to adjust correctly?" I'm sure that for the well designed ones it's just a matter of configuration somewhere ... But there will definitely be some fun and weird time bugs in the near future

nicolaslem 8y ago
DST rules and timezones in general already change all the time. This is why having automatic updates for packages like tzdata or pytz is important.
- rimunroe 8y ago
  Another example: unlike leap days, leap seconds don’t get added at predictable intervals.
  - Dylan16807 8y ago
    The vast majority of systems can ignore leap seconds, though.
    - rimunroe 8y ago
      Can you elaborate? Most of the date time libraries I've encountered support them, and it seems like knowing when something happened would be pretty important generally.