EMx 108: What Time Is It? Dealing with Date, Time and Timezones in Elixir with Lau Taarnskov

In this episode of Elixir Mix, we’re joined by Lau Tornskau, creator of the tzdata library and prolific Elixir open-source contributor, to talk about how to ensure “correctness” of time-related data in Elixir and how Elixir’s standard library has grown to include native support for handling time zones. Sponsors Audible.comGroxio.io | Career Rocket Fuel For Curious CodersCacheFly Panel Alex KoutmosMika KalathilBruce TateLars WikmanSophie DeBenedetto Guest Lau Taarnskov Links www.creativedeletion.comhttp://twitter.com/lauthttps://github.com/lau Picks Alex Koutmos: Dynamically Configure Your Plugs at Run-timeAn IoT Birdhouse with Elixir Nerves & Phoenix LiveView Components Bruce Tate: Why Things Fail, a series on failure with Brian Troutwine and Bruce TateThe Problem with Time & Timezones – Computerphile Sophie DeBenedetto: You might not need the Calendar or Timex libraries Lau Taarnskov: We’re hiring – TheRealRealDomain Modeling Made Functional by Scott Wlaschin Follow us on Twitter: @elixir_mixSpecial Guest: Lau Taarnskov. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/elixir-mix--6102049/support.