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

From: Joachim Faulhaber (afojgo_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-05-29 18:02:15

2008/5/29, Sohail Somani <sohail_at_[hidden]>:
> 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.
>
and may be today is the only day that ever exists ;-)
Joachim