Why are dates calculated from January 1st, 1970? [duplicate]
using date(January 1st, 1970) as default standard The Question makes two false assumptions: All time-tracking in computing is done as a count-since-1970. Such tracking is standard. Two Dozen Epochs Time in computing is not always tracked from the beginning of 1970 UTC. While that epoch reference is popular, various computing environments over the decades have … Read more