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Jul 10, 2023 · Fundamentals
The Story Behind Unix Epoch Time and the Y2K38 Problem
This article recounts how Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie devised the Unix Epoch Time as a simple integer timestamp, explains its advantages, the 32‑bit limitation leading to the Y2K38 issue, and describes the transition to 64‑bit timestamps in modern systems.
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