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Stop using utcnow and utcfromtimestamp

by @pganssle blog.ganssle.io published 2019-11-055 min read

A public service announcement about the dangers of utcnow and utcfromtimestamp and the benefits of using their replacements.

Read on blog.ganssle.io → Discuss on HN (103) Archived copy

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Submitted	Title on HN	Points	Comments
Oct 9, 2022	Stop using utcnow and utcfromtimestamp by tomerbd	140	103

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