progress report on leap seconds
By Zefram . (Zefram) from London.pm
Date: Saturday, 30 November 2013 16:00
Duration: 50 minutes
Target audience: Any
Language: English
Tags: api leap second time utc
Leap seconds survived their attempted assassination at the 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference, and in the aftermath the debate has widened. It is now recognised that programming libraries have a vital role to play in handling time scales in the future. This talk will discuss the problem space around leap seconds, the flawed 2012 proposal, and recent developments on the issue, including the kind of time API that will be needed in the future. The talk will be light on code.
Attended by: Zefram . (Zefram), David Dorward, Tom Parker, Sue Mynott (virtualsue), Steven Humphrey, Daniel Collins (solemnwarning),
