# Session title

Dating is hard: Complexity of clocks, calendars and computers

## Session URL

https://webexpo.net/prague2025/sessions/dating-is-hard-complexity-of-clocks-calendars-and-computers/

## Session Type

Conference Talk

## Talk Description

Did you know the ISO 8601 standard for date and time representation is 38 pages long? Robin's talk dives into the surprising complexities of timekeeping on computers, showing hidden pitfalls in common date formats. Buckle up for a humorous and enlightening journey through the whims and woes of watching the clock!





## Tags

Backend Dev, Data, Frontend Dev, Research

## Session Focused on

Web Development: 80%, Design & UX: 20%, Marketing: 0%, Business: 20%

## Session Presenter

Robin Pokorný

## Session Presenter Bio

Robin is a senior staff engineer at Ataccama who thinks architecture is a team sport and treats meetup organising as a competitive discipline. He runs React Berlin and Software Design Berlin, co-founded Frontendisti.cz, and hosts the FrontKec podcast. When coding he likes TypeScript and Kotlin, gets unreasonably excited about ADRs, and somehow always ends up on stage talking about it.

## Session Details

### Date

May 28, 2025 2:20 pm

### Duration

20 Minutes

### Specific Location

Lucerna Cinema

### General Localtion

Lucerna Palace, Prague, Czech Republic