Re: Timer on webpages

JRS: In article <mM2dnd6tB8szLM7ZnZ2dnUVZ_vidnZ2d@comcast.com>, dated
Sat, 29 Apr 2006 14:34:28 remote, seen in news:comp.lang.javascript,
Randy Webb <HikksNotAtHome@aol.com> posted :
>
>> In the callback you update the counter, animation, etc.,
>> and increment a variable that counts how many seconds have elapsed.
>
>I don't agree with that one. Incrementing a variable would lead to
>inaccuracies in the total. Just start with a Date object and compare the
>current time, get the difference, and display it.

Using a Date Object to indicate duration will be unreliable in systems
where the clock is being automatically synchronised from time to time.

Using a Date Object naively to indicate duration will be unreliable when
the season changes between Summer and Winter.
 

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