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This is like a checklist of all the most horrific libraries to write. I wish them luck.
by InclinedPlane 12y ago
This is like a checklist of all the most horrific libraries to write. I wish them luck.
- xienze 12y agoWith the exception of HTTP, I'd say it's more that the libraries are unsexy, not horrific.
- hga 12y agoTime is pretty horrific; I've been using the Clojure wrapping over Joda-Time, and while it's nice, this is an intrinsically extremely messy field. E.g. one that requires frequent updates for Daylight Savings Time changes.
- kybernetikos 12y agoYeah, even at the fundamental level, there are fudge factors that vary from year to year and can only be worked out by astronomical observation. Just measuring what is meant by 'year' is a tricky problem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year#Sidereal.2C_tropical.2C_and_anomalistic_years https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year#Sidereal.2C_tropical.2C_a...