Re: Timer on webpages

Dr John Stockton said the following on 4/30/2006 5:50 PM:
> JRS: In article <ENWdnY1pc-i1lsnZnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@comcast.com>, dated
> Sat, 29 Apr 2006 20:56:16 remote, seen in news:comp.lang.javascript,
> Randy Webb <HikksNotAtHome@aol.com> posted :
>> Dr John Stockton said the following on 4/29/2006 5:25 PM:
>
>>> Using a Date Object naively to indicate duration will be unreliable when
>>> the season changes between Summer and Winter.
>> And naively assuming that most business applications are being used on a
>> Saturday night at 2AM is indeed naive.
>
> It would be; but we should not be concerned just with "most" here; and
> it is naive to assume that the clock necessarily changes at 2AM.

And this entire scenario falls into the part of my reply that you snipped:

<quote>
If your app is that time critical, then you would know whether that was
happening or not and if you didn't allow for it then you get what you
deserve.
</quote>

> Then just consider all the Muslim and Jewish businessmen; the businesses
> that run 24/7/366; the travellers who keep there portables set to Home
> Time, ...

I am not sure what being Muslim or Jewish has to do with that.

But, it still falls into the first category.

-- 
Randy
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