From: Kero <kero@...>
Date: 2004-04-11T08:44:15+09:00
Subject: Re: Time upper limit

> > Seconds count from January 1, 1970. And because of 32 bit limitations
> > on most systems, that means a last possible date of January 18, 2038
> 
> True enough - but how *do* you represent times after 2038, then?
> Integers are usually 32-bit, but we can still use higher values and Ruby
> will work round the platform limitations....

irb> require 'date'
=> true
irb> Date.new(2100, 5, 31).next.to_s
=> "2100-06-01"

Since I don't believe anyone knows when Daylight Savings Time will start
after 2038, I don't expect you need the hours, minutes and seconds :)

Happy Easter!
Kero

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