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minus-squareumfk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·9 hours agoData scientists hate time zones.
minus-squareElectricd@lemmybefree.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-25 hours agoEvery dev hates time zones but I wouldn’t say it’s the number 1 enemy
minus-squareRekorse@sh.itjust.workscakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours agoWe should invent standard computing time (SCT) or something and use that.
minus-squareElectricd@lemmybefree.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-23 hours agoUTC But dealing with timezone conversions and daylight savings is a pain. Like if you make a recurring task every day BASED on the user’s timezone, it’s annoying because of daylight savings
minus-squareMercuryGenisus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours agoAnd name it Zulu Time because it sounds cool.
minus-squarelemmysquezzy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoBut are we summer or winter winds?
Data scientists hate time zones.
Every dev hates time zones but I wouldn’t say it’s the number 1 enemy
We should invent standard computing time (SCT) or something and use that.
UTC
But dealing with timezone conversions and daylight savings is a pain. Like if you make a recurring task every day BASED on the user’s timezone, it’s annoying because of daylight savings
And name it Zulu Time because it sounds cool.
But are we summer or winter winds?