Positive users backed the call for widespread UTC timestamps to avoid time bugs, while one negative reply disputed the claim outright.
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@GergelyOrosz I would support world wide UTC everywhere.
10:02 AM · Jul 15, 2026Actually - no. This is why every and any sane software engineer uses 1) Utc timestamps (no daylight savings) or Epoch time (timezone independent) 2) Date libraries to render dates that take care of local conversion and pesky things like daylight savings
4:46 AM · Jul 15, 2026And yes, dates do give a world of pain even so :) One example from @svgmzr Another one from me: customer pays 31 Dec, 11:58pm for a newsletter sub. Gets an invoice that says 1 Jan b/c server is a timezone ahead. They NEED an invoice that says 31 Dec...
5:00 AM · Jul 15, 2026And yes, dates do give a world of pain even so :) One example from @svgmzr Another one from me: customer pays 31 Dec, 11:58pm for a newsletter sub. Gets an invoice that says 1 Jan b/c server is a timezone ahead. They NEED an invoice that says 31 Dec...
5:00 AM · Jul 15, 2026Positive users backed the call for widespread UTC timestamps to avoid time bugs, while one negative reply disputed the claim outright.
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