Programmers nowadays should all know these 3 very important rules:
- Don’t use floating points for money
- Store date/time in “UTC” timezone
- Always use the “UTF8″ character set
Tom Scott brilliantly explains the above 3 topics in videos that roughly last 10 minutes each. He explains them clearly, with depth and in a passionate way. They are listed below. Start the video’s by clicking on them.
1. Don’t use floating points for money
…never ever…
2. Store date/time in “UTC” timezone
…yes, always…
3. Always use the “UTF8″ character set
…no exceptions…
IMHO every programmer should watch these videos, because they are very educational. And “Yes”, it will takes you 30 valuable minutes of your precious time. But “No”, you will not regret it, because they teach you some valuable and elementary lessons. Lessons that apply on any software project, written in any programming language.
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