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What is a time conversion?
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Yo! This is a really interesting and helpful post, Kleciann. Appreciate ya sharing! 🙌
So, this isn't related to converting 12- to 24-hour time formats, but there's something I've been wondering in regards to coding time... do you know if there's anything special that needs to be done to account for leap year? I reckon once every four years the calendar needs to add in another day for February, but I wonder what the approaches for this are...
Hello @michaeltharrington, how are you? Thinking about it, I think that whether the year is a leap year or not will not affect this hour conversion scenario. Because every 4 years we have 1 extra day in February, I believe it only affects the conversion of days. It makes sense? 🤔
That does make sense, Klecianny! Appreciate ya hitting me back. Sounds like it's mot so much a time problem (as in clock) but more of a date issue (calendars)... got it!
Sounds is great! I thank you for your contribution to the article @michaeltharrington! I was thinking about this issue these days and realized this point I mentioned. I look forward to seeing you in the next posts so we can reflect on code or a career in technology 😁
Hello @michaeltharrington, how are you? I studied the resolution to the time conversion problem only in this initial format. It's true, we have leap years like 2024, with 1 extra day in February. There must be an algorithm that takes this information into account. Thank you for your contribution! 😁
Heyo! Doing well, thankya. 😀
No worries, totally understand that my question is kinda beyond the scope of this article. The two are connected because they are both about time, but def handled by different things. Anywho, really dig your article and thanks again for sharing with us. 🙌
It's true, your question complements my development because it relates to time. Thank you for the complement! 😁
How does the 3rd line compile if 'hour' is a constant?
Hello @jdlarsen1945, how are you? In JavaScript, the const keyword is used to declare constants, which means that the variable cannot be reassigned. However, it does not mean that the value itself is immutable. In this code snippet, the variable hour is initially declared using const, but the value of hour is being updated in the subsequent lines of code based on conditions.
The initial declaration with const only prevents reassignment of the variable hour, not the modification of the value itself. So, in the third line, hour is being reassigned a new value based on a conditional expression, which is allowed even though it was originally declared as a constant.
In summary, while const prevents reassignment of variables, it does not make the value immutable. Therefore, the third line of the code snippet is valid and compiles without any issues 😁
Sorry, I am not Java Programmer and I didn't know the code was in Java. (I am a C, C+, C++, C# programmer) In those languages, Constants are constant! and not Immutable. Sorry for the confusion, but in my world constant means immutable, the exact opposite of variable! Thank you for the education!
Alright @jdlarsen1945, I thank you for your contribution to the article. Every discussion is valid, we can always learn something new together. I look forward to seeing you in the next posts so we can reflect on code or a career in technology! 😁
Actually, I am pretty sure this will error. You cannot reassign a value to hour once it has been assigned the value of "07". "Uncaught SyntaxError: Identifier 'hour' has already been declared"
Hi @rcalvanese, how are you? How did you run the code? Was it with another string for the time in the constant "s"?
Hi! I ran it here jsfiddle.net/cx9pa41n/
Hi! I understood. You can replace const with var in this line to resolve this error: var [hour, minute, second] = s.slice(0,8).split(':');
Working with time is so complex... Great content!!
It's true, it's one of the complex issues we have in algorithms. Thanks my friend!
really interesting! I'll try this algorithm soon :D
Amazing! Let's go together my friend! 😁
Love it! working with time can be a great headache, a great and very useful article.
It's true, time is a sensitive topic in terms of code. Thank you very much! 😁
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Sounds great! Thank you for this contribution Ray ❤️