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0 pointsdraw_down10y ago0 comments

Yes. But front-end JS takes it to the next level by, for example, not providing any sane way to get the current locale.

0 pointsdraw_down10y ago0 comments

Yes. But front-end JS takes it to the next level by, for example, not providing any sane way to get the current locale.

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xlm171710y ago· 2 in thread

Just don't do it on the front-end. Never do it on the front-end.

draw_downOP10y ago

You have to. User specifies thing should happen at 2PM, their time, then POSTs that data to your API or whatever. Well, what time are they actually talking about? You need to know.

toomuchtodo10y ago

You ask the user what time zone they're in? Better to have accurate data then guess.

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douche10y ago· 1 in thread

Moment.js is a must-have.

nstr00710y ago

If only we didn't need to add so much to our payload just to handle dates.

ErikAugust10y ago

getTimezoneOffset()

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