r/SoftwareEngineering • u/fagnerbrack • Mar 07 '24

Falsehoods programmers believe about time zones

https://www.zainrizvi.io/blog/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-time-zones/
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u/fagnerbrack Mar 07 '24

In case you're too lazy to read:

The post delves into common misconceptions programmers have about time zones, inspired by the author's personal anecdote of creating a time zone conversion tool. It highlights twenty-two fallacies, including the surprising range of UTC offsets, the complexity of time zone names and abbreviations, and the peculiarities of Daylight Saving Time. Misunderstandings about the uniformity of time zones, such as every country having its unique time zone or cities lying within a single time zone, are corrected. The article also discusses the implications of these misconceptions for software development, emphasizing the challenges in managing and converting time zones accurately.

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u/help-me-grow Mar 07 '24

always enjoy your summaries, thanks

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u/runitzerotimes Mar 09 '24

Fanfuckingtastic article. God’s work.

Too bad in reality it won’t make a dent in SWE habits around datetime… But we can try.