Languages and syntax are the easy part of programming, the real challenge is in knowing how to solve a problem and how to find and understand which paths can take you to the solution, the moving parts. This talk will dive into this thought process, give you insights to train your lizard brain and expand your knowledge base.
Volta e meia recebo emails onde vejo perguntas de “Como somar X dias a uma data?”, “Como descubro quando é a próxima quinta?”, e muitas outras assim. Me assuto ao ver respostas enormes com códigos que fazem de tudo, até calcular dias levando em conta um algoritmo maluco q determina ano bisexto… não entendo porque complicar tanto.
A função strtotime() esta ai para isso, nesse posto vou apresentar ela e mostrar casos simples de uso onde ela é muito eficaz. Além de verificar a performance da função utilizando um benchmark simples.
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Enquanto minha cópia não chega, vou deixando aqui minha recomendação para depois entrar em detalhes após a leitura.
This review has been pending for a while, but recently I finished reading Derick Rethans’ book: Date and Time Programming. A first look at the topic (Date and Time) might get you thinking, “Why the hell do I need a book to teach me about time?” But further investigating, and some life experience will show you that dealing with Date and Time is not always as straightforward as “Its twelve o’clock”. Derick’s book gives you an in depth look into handling various factors of date and time such as timezones and days that did not exist, as well as finally delivering something missing from php.net: documentation of the DateTime Object.
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