Y2K38 Problem

PIEBALDconsult

Someone else had already approved it by the time I saw it. Not very interesting. Not news either. But, other than a certain level of alarmism, I saw no reason to mark it down or report. Figured I'd just ignore it.

Vasudevan Deepak Kumar

A quick Internet Search got me two results: 1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem[^] 2) http://www.2038bug.com/[^] 3) http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question75.htm[^]

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Rajesh R Subramanian

Vasudevan Deepak Kumar wrote:

A quick Internet Search got me two results: 1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year\_2038\_problem\[^\] 2) http://www.2038bug.com/\[^\] 3) http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question75.htm\[^\]

:rolleyes:

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peterchen

Yes, and it is as real for C as Y2K was for COBOL. I have already calcuated that I'll be 65 by then, a good chance to make retirement less boring and more profitable. I'll be filthy rich! Bithces will call me "time_t daddy" :cool:

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peterchen

You *do* use 64 bit time_t, and serialize them as such?

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Vasudevan Deepak Kumar

Did you note one thing? But even all those Indian companies that were running amuck for Y2K and who make pesky calls to all types of candidates are very quiet and not considering this problem!

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Vasudevan Deepak Kumar

True. We would still be glued to the system with big spectacles even after the retirement age. :rolleyes:

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Ri Qen Sin

I use 128 bits. It gives me more than the lifespan of the universe to work with! (assuming it ends in a big crunch)

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Kalvin Work

Great now I don't know which "crisis" to worry about. Y2K38 or global warming... What to do, what to do. Oh well, this will give all the politicians a new "crisis" to get involved with. Maybe they can pass some laws about how time MUST be managed on the computer to avoid the world coming to an end in 2038. Kalvin

Hans Dietrich

I'm not worrying about the Y2K38 problem. But the mayan calendar ends in 2012, now that's a different matter. :)

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Joe Woodbury

It's been reported many times, even before Y2K. I discovered it in 1988; my boss figured if anyone was still using that version of the app in 2038, they were idiots and got what they deserved. I stopped using time_t as soon as I moved to Windows, though I did use __time64_t a few years ago for some reason.

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Dan Neely

Just like noone will be using 1960's cobol in 40 years. :rolleyes: Epoch Fail[^]

Joe Woodbury

Is anyone still using LANTastic Version 3.0 (for DOS?) (And it only affected timed security, which apparently nobody used.)

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Big Daddy Farang

Hans Dietrich wrote:

mayan calendar ends in 2012

I've been waiting for someone to bring this up! I guess JSOP missed this thread.

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PIEBALDconsult

I don't use C much anymore. I use System.DateTime Temporal data should be serialized in an ISO 8601 format, not numeric.

BC3Tech

Probably has already been said, but does anybody REALLY think we'll still be running 32-bit systems in 30 years? 64-bit systems are already available to home users, let alone critical applications...