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		mindwok on Dec 29, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Glibc is still not Y2038 compliant by default What’s the alternative to a timestamp representation?

wyufro on Dec 29, 2021 [–]

A string, ISO 8601, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601 Preferably RFC3339 (which is a specific profile of ISO 8601) but, as noted in a sibling comment, it isn't always appropriate for future dates.

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