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We're being short-sighted (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by [M] to c/memes@lemmy.world
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[–] 18 points 2 years ago (9 children)

The two most difficult things in programming; dealing with time, naming things, and boundary conditions.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago* (6 children)

    dealing with time

    Network engineer here, it's just as bad here. Currently trying to figure out what to do with 'gaining' a negative leap second. In 2025, we may lose one for the first time in digital history.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Do you not have NTP?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Absolutely. I'm a ddi engineer. NTP plays a huge part in my work. Systems, including ntp, are designed to handle leap seconds. Negative leap seconds are uncharted territory. I could go off on a long rant about it, but I doubt people care that much. It's really dry stuff.

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