Nobody ever gets credit for fixing problems that never happened (2001) [pdf]
I'm reminded of this every time I see some YouTuber or other social media click bait claiming that the Y2K bug was no big deal.
The reason it was no big deal is because thousands of graybeards, like myself, stayed up many long nights for months ahead of time making sure things would work.
I still remember the tension during the countdown to midnight UTC. Then the tension rising again during the countdown to Eastern time. Then once more at local time.
Only when it was 2000 in Pacific did we unclench our cheeks.
I'm reminded of this every time I see some YouTuber or other social media click bait claiming that the Y2K bug was no big deal.
The reason it was no big deal is because thousands of graybeards, like myself, stayed up many long nights for months ahead of time making sure things would work.
I still remember the tension during the countdown to midnight UTC. Then the tension rising again during the countdown to Eastern time. Then once more at local time.
Only when it was 2000 in Pacific did we unclench our cheeks.