RE: y2k bug inherent in DateType?

[Aaron Ardiri]

> Don't you think it will be simpler just to raise the base year to say 1954.
> Who need a date back to 1904 at year 2032?

  :)) would be nice.

  but then everyone will be complaining "oh... in 2082... this thing
  screws up!".. no difference.

  the comment which i wanted to get across was that sure, there may
  be limitations on the date types right now - but as long as you 
  stick to the API's, and dont become so dependant on the implementation,
  when the updated ROMS come out (in 2031) - no code has to change.

  most OO programmers call this technique "informaiton hiding".. just
  use the damn thing.. dont care as to how it is implemented.
  (all programs have bugs.. thats just a fact of life)..

  y2k has formed, because people were dependant on having 2 digits.

az.
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