Re:Programming in the Apocalypse
by dijit on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @02:00PM
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We know it could have been a big problem by the small things that got omitted and became problems.
You can argue that we didn’t need to pump hundreds of millions into it; but it is a fact that there would have been a crisis had it not been actively averted.
The same issue exists now with 2048 and we’re already seeing problems (on things that date far into the future) and we will likely need to expend effort and energy in avoiding this issue: especially on embedded devices.
If you’re denying that there would have been a problem then I’m afraid you’re simply mistaken.
I could give you many citations if I wasn’t on my phone. There was even a documentary about it.
You can argue that we didn’t need to pump hundreds of millions into it; but it is a fact that there would have been a crisis had it not been actively averted.
The same issue exists now with 2048 and we’re already seeing problems (on things that date far into the future) and we will likely need to expend effort and energy in avoiding this issue: especially on embedded devices.
If you’re denying that there would have been a problem then I’m afraid you’re simply mistaken.
I could give you many citations if I wasn’t on my phone. There was even a documentary about it.
“Was the millennium bug a myth” or something.