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On Sep 3, 2010, at 7:49 AM, malomalo <[email protected]> wrote: > Keep it simple, use UTC - all the time. Only convert and display in > timezones when you need. I wish all my data sources were UTC.... > > That said if your only working in one timezone it probably doesn't > matter and choose whatever you like. If your in EST and you don't have > to do conversion EST is fine. > > Only my 2 cents though. > > -Jon > > On Sep 1, 10:38 am, "Mike P." <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I keep seeing conflicting recommendations on dealing with time zones >> on Heroku, and I'm really not sure what to do. For example: >> >> 1) This post (which I think may be from someone at Heroku) says to use >> UTC: >> >> -http://groups.google.com/group/heroku/browse_thread/thread/8e7566a7b8... >> >> 2) This post gives a suggestion to specify the Heroku time zone in the >> application: >> >> -http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2719330/heroku-time-zone-problem-l... >> >> 3) This post recommends specifying a TimeZone during a heroku db:pull >> call >> >> -http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1416294/weird-time-inconsistencies... >> >> And so on... >> >> I'm inclined to go with number 1, but does anyone have any suggestions/ >> recommendations/tips or "best practices" on dealing with this time >> zone issue? >> >> Right now, my time zone is set to "Eastern Time (US & Canada)" in >> environment.rb, and the date/time columns in my Postgre tables are set >> to "timestamp without time zone." The users will have their own >> timezone setting that will be used throughout the app. >> >> Is there anything else I should be doing? How can I eliminate any >> potential timing issues between development and running on Heroku in >> production? Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated. >> >> Thank you very much, >> Mike > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Heroku" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/heroku?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Heroku" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/heroku?hl=en.
