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Self-pay gas station pumps break across NZ as software can’t handle Leap Day (arstechnica.com)
submitted 7 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Self-pay gas station pumps break across NZ as software can’t handle Leap Day::"We'll add it to our Outlook reminders..."

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[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It was millennia ago when I first read "don't ship your own date/time library". Guess these fellas somehow missed it.

(I did this thing a while ago, but hopefully it doesn't count since it's a joke library)

[–] fenwickrysen@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

A decade ago Tom Scott was recorded for Computerphile with this hilarious an enlightening cautionary tale. Never, ever, write your own calendar code.

https://youtu.be/-5wpm-gesOY

[–] eattext@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago

That was excellent, thank you.