> Readers of a certain vintage will remember well the "Y2K problem," caused by retrospectively shortsighted attempts to save a couple of bytes by using two-digit years – meaning that "2000" is represented as "00" and assumed to be "1900."
This seems overly harsh/demeaning.
1. those 2 bytes were VERY expensive on some systems or usages, even into the mid-to-late 90's
2. software was moving so fast in the 70s/80's/90's that you just didn't expect it to still be in use in 5 years, much less all the way to the mythical "year 2000"
This seems overly harsh/demeaning.
1. those 2 bytes were VERY expensive on some systems or usages, even into the mid-to-late 90's
2. software was moving so fast in the 70s/80's/90's that you just didn't expect it to still be in use in 5 years, much less all the way to the mythical "year 2000"