Temporal: The 9-year journey to fix time in JavaScript

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Post by robpalmer » Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 3:35 PM UTC

Re: Temporal: The 9-year journey to fix time in JavaScript

#2

Post by jon_kuperman » Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 3:43 PM UTC

What a journey!

#3

Post by bnb » Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 3:46 PM UTC

Can't wait for it to land in the server-side runtimes, really the last thing preventing me from adopting it wholesale.

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Post by apaprocki » Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 3:55 PM UTC

bnb wrote: post #3

Can't wait for it to land in the server-side runtimes, really the last thing preventing me from adopting it wholesale.

Node 26! Only a matter of time... :)

#5

Post by samwho » Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC

Thanks for linking to my silly little quiz in the article! :)

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Post by patchnull » Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 4:06 PM UTC

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#7

Post by virgil_disgr4ce » Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 4:07 PM UTC

Pretty big fan of Temporal. Been using the polyfill for a while. Very nice to use a modern, extremely well thought-through API!

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Post by virgil_disgr4ce » Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 4:07 PM UTC

patchnull wrote: post #6

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I think that actually may be the MOST appreciated design decision in Temporal ;) either way, I'm also a big fan

#9

Post by normie3000 » Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC

No mention of JodaTime?

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Post by sharktheone » Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC

Very happy for it finally being there!