November 06, 2022

Time as Intervals: A New Perspective with Elixir's Tempo Library

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Time as Intervals: A New Perspective with Elixir's Tempo Library

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In his ElixirConf 2022 talk, Kip Cole argues that traditional representations of time in computing languages are overly complex. He notes the separation of types for dates, times, and date-times in Elixir and questions why we can specify '11 am' without a day but not 'November' without a full date. Kip suggests that thinking about time as intervals, not moments, can help express dates and times more naturally and lead to less error-prone constructs. His solution is the Tempo library, which offers unified handling of time based on intervals, supporting the expression of dates, times, and date-times in a cohesive way. This allows for enumeration, repeating patterns, and time algebra. The Tempo library follows ISO 8601 syntax and enables new capabilities, such as accounting for variable-length time units like months and leap years.

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