From: andreas_huber69 (andreas_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-12-19 01:26:49
> something a touch more complicated needs to be done. In cases where
> there isn't a really good reason not to (e.g. storing a large
amount of
> datetime data contraindicates this practice), I use a
datetime_interval
> even when representing a basic unit of datetime (e.g. December 17,
2001,
> if the resolution is days). I think this keeps my code cleaner.
>
> I don't really know why people don't treat datetime_interval as the
> fundamental abstraction, rather than datetime_instant. Formerly the
> idea of a half-open range might have seemed a bit obscure, but that
> shouldn't be the case for today's C++ programmer.
Sorry, I'm not sure whether I understand. Would you use TWO
datetime_instant objects (or one instant and one span?) to represent
December 17, 2001? What advantage does this have? Please give an
example.
Thanks,
Andreas