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The problem doesn’t start in 16 years, it’s happening now. Try to do date/time calculation after the overflow today. This can have major issues with ensurance c
by Asmod4n 5y ago
The problem doesn’t start in 16 years, it’s happening now. Try to do date/time calculation after the overflow today. This can have major issues with ensurance companies right now.
- alkonaut 5y agoRight. This is an overlooked aspect. At the precise date of the epochalypse, the date will roll over for the current time_t. But one second before that, it will blow up for a system that peeks 1 second into the future (e.g a control system). One day before, the date will be screwed up for any program doing addition with one day such as a rental system. In the years before 2038, systems that do calculations on year scales will fail, like perhaps insurance or mortgage and similar.
- recov 5y agoYep. Also see https://twitter.com/jxxf/status/1219009308438024200 https://twitter.com/jxxf/status/1219009308438024200