Programmers wanting to avoid the Y2K bug had two broad options: entirely rewrite their code, or adopt a quick fix called “windowing”, which would treat all dates from 00 to 20, as from the 2000s, rather than the 1900s. An estimated 80 per cent of computers fixed in 1999 used the quicker, cheaper option.
Бу-га-га! Так это ж отлично! Настало время откэшиться! Ча-чинг!Uzito wrote: ↑12 Jan 2020 19:16 Очередная серия оперы "хотели сделать как лучше, сделали как подешевле"
https://www.newscientist.com/article/22 ... uters-now/
Programmers wanting to avoid the Y2K bug had two broad options: entirely rewrite their code, or adopt a quick fix called “windowing”, which would treat all dates from 00 to 20, as from the 2000s, rather than the 1900s. An estimated 80 per cent of computers fixed in 1999 used the quicker, cheaper option.
