On mySimon: Razor Pocket Rocket Electric Mini Bike
BNET Business Network:
BNET
TechRepublic
ZDNet
TalkBack 4 of 49:
Next »
« Previous
wha
Things haven't changed in ages, but something like that you don't want to hardcode. It takes longer to fix and only annoys customers when it's wrong.

Programmers should never hardcode things that are regional like this. It's a lazy way of doing things.

If you want to sell to a country that does DST at a different time of the year, you don't want to hardcode that in. A Config file makes that much easier.

Lauren
Posted by: lauren.glenn@...   Posted on: 10/31/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
Reply to Story Reply to Message

Alert moderator to an offensive message

Subscribe to this discussion via Email or RSS

It means un-needed updates / fixes on all my servers / computers  jakex3@... | 03/09/07
Un-needed updates?  untermensch | 03/09/07
Maybe the DST rules should  auburnite@... | 10/31/07
wha  lauren.glenn@... | 10/31/07
I don't understand  Paco20 | 03/09/07
Dude, he [probably] has a Dell.  harrisharris | 03/10/07
mac  lauren.glenn@... | 10/31/07
I love Linux...  brokndodge@... | 03/12/07
How did MS blow it?  notsofast | 10/31/07
It's been a fantastic week  Chad_z | 03/09/07
What idiot . . .  bjornafreeman@... | 03/09/07
Well...  techboy_z | 03/09/07
?  Uber Dweeb | 03/09/07
No  Etch44 | 11/01/07
On August 8, 2005, President George W. Bush signed  swoopee | 03/09/07
ok  lauren.glenn@... | 10/31/07
The Idiot  psomerset@... | 10/31/07
Don't forget these things for DST!!!!  bigseaton | 03/09/07
clocks that you just plug into the wall  Henrik Moller | 10/30/07
DST Histroy  BigThunder1 | 03/09/07
I thought it was all about business men getting  swoopee | 03/09/07
Well now...  BigThunder1 | 03/09/07
Just What Is The Big Deal?  IT_Guy_z | 03/09/07
Manually doesn't work  voska | 03/09/07
"Manually doesn't work "  IT_Guy_z | 03/09/07
Sure it does.  Ginevra | 03/09/07
It's a waste of time  voska | 03/12/07
Well, I have only one computer , . . .  bob in FL | 03/09/07
Think About the Courts of Law  mighetto | 10/29/07
RE: What the daylight saving shift means to you  Linux User 147560 | 03/09/07
RE: What the daylight saving shift means to you  lazarus0@... | 03/09/07
It means that I turned "Automagically adjust for..."  swoopee | 03/09/07
DON'T FEED THE LIONS FOR TWO WEEKS  BALTHOR | 03/09/07
wha?  lauren.glenn@... | 10/31/07
World's Dumbest Invention  zoolok | 03/09/07
read it up  galileon | 03/11/07
Still a Stupid idea  voska | 03/12/07
DST  puppadave | 03/10/07
Neener, neener  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/29/07
Reading through all this...  Henrik Moller | 10/30/07
RE: FAQ: What the daylight saving shift means to you  djmiller_z | 10/31/07
Its a plot!  DigitalFrog | 10/31/07
Correction - Y2K  DigitalFrog | 10/31/07
RE: FAQ: What the daylight saving shift means to you  quantzt@... | 10/31/07
DST Change Headaches  sgo7 | 10/31/07
Why don't we extend Daylight Savings further?  lauren.glenn@... | 10/31/07
Fun with pets  lauren.glenn@... | 10/31/07
RE: FAQ: What the daylight saving shift means to you  OKJoe | 11/01/07
RE: FAQ: What the daylight saving shift means to you  The_Quietman | 11/01/07

What do you think?

SponsoredWhite Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads

Meet Doc

  • Here to help you with your Document Management Needs
  • Doc is an enigma. Born to a Russian ballerina and a German electrical engineer, he grew up in various locations in the United States. He’s seen the insides of more brands, versions, and generations of printer and printer-related hardware than almost anyone.
  • To learn more about this mysterious figure check out his blog on ZDNet and his Workspace on TechRepublic. You’ll be glad you did.
  • Produced by
    ZDNet and