- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.zip
- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.zip
Self-pay gas station pumps break across NZ as software can’t handle Leap Day::“We’ll add it to our Outlook reminders…”
Self-pay gas station pumps break across NZ as software can’t handle Leap Day::“We’ll add it to our Outlook reminders…”
It was millennia ago when I first read “don’t ship your own date/time library”. Guess these fellas somehow missed it.
(I did this thing a while ago, but hopefully it doesn’t count since it’s a joke library)
A decade ago Tom Scott was recorded for Computerphile with this hilarious an enlightening cautionary tale. Never, ever, write your own calendar code.
https://youtu.be/-5wpm-gesOY
That was excellent, thank you.
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
https://piped.video/-5wpm-gesOY
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.
Does your September library break on leap Septembers?
I honestly have no idea, it’s been a while since I wrote it.