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A brief history about Time #1

Closed IagoLast closed 6 months ago

IagoLast commented 9 months ago

Talk Description

The upcoming release of the Temporal API brings a wave of anticipation, yet many of us are still unfamiliar with its motivation and the reasons behind its potential impact.

This talk aims to provide a concise introduction to the history of calendars, shedding light on the context and significance of this proposal.

Humanity's long-standing collaborative project, the calendar, continues to present challenges in date and time zone management for many developers. Our exploration will span various historical methods of time measurement, from ancient solar calendars to the modern standards of ISO-8601, UTC and the Temporal API.

We'll delve into the quirks of our current calendar, such as why February has 28 days and why the months October, November, and December do not correspond to their numeric prefixes (Oct, Nov, Dec). We'll discuss how the advent of rail travel revolutionized timekeeping, the transition of time guardianship from astronomers to physicists, and the intriguing aspect of UNIX time where a second can vary in length, including the complications arising from this.

Concluding our historical journey, we will offer practical tips to help avoid common pitfalls in date handling, enhancing the understanding and anticipation of the Temporal API's introduction.

Speaker Name

Iago Lastra Rodriguez

Speaker Position

TimeTime.in cofounder

Speaker LinkedIn

https://linkedin.com/in/iagolast

Speaker Twitter

@iagolast

Number of Talks Given Before

5+

Speaker Company Name

TimeTime.in

Speaker Company Website

www.timetime.in

Speaker Company LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/company/timetimeapp

Speaker Company Twitter

https://twitter.com/timetime_in

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onedesert commented 9 months ago

@IagoLast ! Thanks for your submition. You have also been the first to try the new Form experience, how was it?

IagoLast commented 9 months ago

@onedesert It feels nice! Great job on this.

picky feedback: Maybe some speakers might not have twitter company. Maybe just a "company social media profile" would be more inclusive.

onedesert commented 8 months ago

Hello! Could you present your talk next 25th at the January event? Thanks!

IagoLast commented 7 months ago

I'm sorry @onedesert just saw this.

can we make it feb/march ?

onedesert commented 7 months ago

Sure no problem, we have already fill up the January one.

onedesert commented 7 months ago

Hi again @IagoLast ! Would you be ready for the next meetup? https://github.com/BarcelonaJS/events/issues/54

IagoLast commented 7 months ago

@onedesert yep.

2024-02-29 right?

onedesert commented 7 months ago

Correct!

onedesert commented 7 months ago

@IagoLast as the oldest application you have been already assigned! https://github.com/BarcelonaJS/events/issues/54