> From: Erik Blake
> Since time is stored as a UInt32 number of seconds since
> Jan1, 1904, the return value will roll over sometime in
> 2036 - a few years after I retire :)
Yup. Prefs won't let you enter anything past 12/31/2031.
> 2036 is, I admit, a fair ways off, but we all know that
> code has a habit of staying around longer than expected.
> Any thoughts?
I expect things will have to change before then.
> I'm curious as to the datum chosen - why not Jan 1, 1970
> like C (at least the Borland implementation)? That will
> last until the 22nd century - I'll be dead :(
Sorry to hear about your impending demise. You can blame it on that Apple
cult. (no serious offense meant)
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