𝔻𝔼𝕍𝕀𝕃𝕀𝕊ℍ to Programmer [email protected] • 2 years agoDaylight saving creator left the chat....lemmy.worldimagemessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1403arrow-down119
arrow-up1384arrow-down1imageDaylight saving creator left the chat....lemmy.world𝔻𝔼𝕍𝕀𝕃𝕀𝕊ℍ to Programmer [email protected] • 2 years agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink7•2 years agoWithout time zones it would be worse. Every little town would have their own time, calculated from their position
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•2 years agoAt least then everyone would be thinking about it and using UTC, not writing their programs to rely on the timezone always being the same It’s too easy a problem to ignore/overlook right now
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•edit-22 years agoI agree, UTC for global is fine, might as well just do localized time as Sun-up, 1st hour of the day, ,2nd, 3rd… Sunset for locale
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•2 years agoFor the afternoon We could count the hours until sunset
Without time zones it would be worse. Every little town would have their own time, calculated from their position
At least then everyone would be thinking about it and using UTC, not writing their programs to rely on the timezone always being the same
It’s too easy a problem to ignore/overlook right now
I agree, UTC for global is fine, might as well just do localized time as
Sun-up, 1st hour of the day, ,2nd, 3rd… Sunset for locale
For the afternoon We could count the hours until sunset