Re: [boost] [date_time] boost time is lacking a big bang

From: Sohail Somani (sohail_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-05-29 10:23:29

Colin Caughie wrote:
> To answer your question with a question: What actual date/time do you think a
> default-constructed date_time should be, and by what time interval should ++
> increment it?
> 
> To me it seems that any answers to these two questions must be completely
> arbitrary, in which case I'd question the usefulness of defining them. While I
> understand your initial distaste for the idea, a singular value actually seems
> like a pretty good way out.
> 

Some date libraries consider default constructed dates to mean "today". 
JavaScript for example.

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