The Past, Present, and Future of JavaScript Date and Time APIs

The Past, Present, and Future of JavaScript Date and Time APIs

Explore the evolution of JavaScript's date and time APIs in this conference talk from JSConf EU 2017. Delve into the history of the Date object, understanding its useful aspects and inherent problems. Discover present-day alternatives, including Moment, date-fns, and js-joda libraries, as viable solutions for handling date and time in JavaScript. Learn about ongoing efforts through the ECMAScript technical committee to improve built-in language support for dates, times, and time zones. Gain valuable insights into the past, present, and future of JavaScript's approach to date and time manipulation.