https://0608fde9.lbreddemann-blog.pages.dev/tag/timezone/Recent content in Timezone on The Lars Breddemann BlogHugoenTue, 28 Jan 2020 23:27:00 +0000https://0608fde9.lbreddemann-blog.pages.dev/the-time-is-now-isnt-it/Tue, 28 Jan 2020 23:27:00 +0000https://lbreddemann.org/?p=1299<p>One of the funny things one can learn when living with South Africans is their concept of time.<br> &quot; <em>Now now</em>&quot;, &quot; <em>Just now</em>&quot; or &quot; <em>now</em>&quot; do mean very different things and can confuse the rest of the world terribly.<br> For an in-depth explanation don&rsquo;t hesitate to contact your local Springbok or check this nice online article: <a href="https://www.goodthingsguy.com/fun/now-now-just-now/">South African Time explained: Just Now versus Now Now.</a></p>https://0608fde9.lbreddemann-blog.pages.dev/trouble-with-time/Tue, 27 Mar 2018 08:46:03 +0000http://lbreddemann.org/?p=881<p>There are a couple of topics that are an ongoing source of confusion even for experienced IT professionals and developers. <strong>UNICODE handling</strong> is one example (see <a href="https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2003/10/08/the-absolute-minimum-every-software-developer-absolutely-positively-must-know-about-unicode-and-character-sets-no-excuses/">here</a> for info), <strong>floating point calculations</strong> is another one (<a href="http://www.volkerschatz.com/science/float.html">this</a> is a good primer) and then there is everything to do with <strong>time</strong>.</p>