Explainer·7 min read
How Daylight Saving Time Works
Why clocks change twice a year, which countries still do it, and how to handle the transitions without confusion.
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Articles on time zones, daylight saving time, UTC, and the history of timekeeping.
Explainer·6 min read
UTC and GMT Explained
The difference between UTC and GMT, why it matters for software and travel, and how UTC offsets work.
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How to Schedule Meetings Across Time Zones
A practical guide to finding overlap windows, avoiding DST traps, and communicating times unambiguously.
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What Is a Time Zone?
A complete explanation of how time zones are defined, why they follow political borders, and how the IANA database works.
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Why Countries Have Different Time Zones
The history behind how the world carved itself into time zones — from railroads to the International Meridian Conference.
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The History of Standard Time
How humanity went from local sun time to a globally agreed system, and the political battles fought along the way.
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Time Zones for Developers
The most common time zone mistakes in software — storing UTC, handling DST gaps, and displaying local time correctly.
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Daylight Saving Time Around the World
Which regions observe DST, which abolished it, and why the switch dates differ between countries.
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