From: mathew <meta@...>
Date: 2010-12-05T02:59:50+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:33573] Re: [Ruby 1.9-Feature#4068] Replace current standard Date/DateTime library with home_run

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On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 01:28, Jeremy Evans <redmine@ruby-lang.org> wrote:

> switch_hitter looks great.  I still don't think the Date class should
> handle fractional dates, but it's true that doing so will increase
> compatibility with the current standard date library.
>

I don't think I even understand what fractional dates are. Does anyone
actually use them extensively? Are they part of the Japanese calendar or
something?


mathew
[ Serious question. ]

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On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 01:28, Jeremy Evans <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D=
"mailto:redmine@ruby-lang.org">redmine@ruby-lang.org</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<=
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switch_hitter looks great. =A0I still don&#39;t think the Date class should=
 handle fractional dates, but it&#39;s true that doing so will increase com=
patibility with the current standard date library.<br></blockquote></div>
<div><br></div>I don&#39;t think I even understand what fractional dates ar=
e. Does anyone actually use them extensively? Are they part of the Japanese=
 calendar or something?<br clear=3D"all"><br><div><br></div><div>mathew</di=
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