From: Benoit Daloze <eregontp@...>
Date: 2010-03-04T01:34:58+09:00
Subject: Re: Time, Date and DateTime

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Just to mention Time in 1.9.2 doesn't get limits:
"Ruby 1.9.2 preview 1 has been released.
[...]

   - Time was reimplemented and enhanced. Now Time has no max/min value, no
   year 2038 problem."


> Time.new(400000000000).to_i.class # If still there is a Earth at that Time
=> Bignum
> Time.new(400000000000).to_i
=> 12622780739410700400
> Time.new(-5000).to_i
=> -219951849600

And it's probably preferred to Date, because you can use it without any
require.

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