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JavaScript's days are numbered (dormi.zone)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_formatting_and_storage_bugs#Year_275,760

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The replacement for the JavaScript Date API is on the cusp of finalization.

They just got an RFC proposal approved by the IETF for an extension to the way datetime strings should be serialized that adds support for non-Gregorian calendar systems. That seems to have been the last round of red tape holding them back. Now it's just a handful of bugfix PRs to merge and browsers can begin shipping implementations unflagged.

You can watch the progress here if you find it interesting. In the meantime, there is a polyfill out now if you want to get started with it.