• Rodeo@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Implement wrappers everywhere? Why can’t they just write a single function that takes an ISO date a spits out a string (human readable) date? I’d put money down that such a function already exists in almost every library that deals with dates.

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      1 year ago

      That’s why I said “implement” and not just “write”. The process of wiring in that existing function has non-negligible cost, as does keeping it updated/patched.

      Sure, it should be pretty small - but it’s non-zero. Is it worth it? That’s a product decision.