SMRTR ProgrammingAug 31, 2026Daily.dev

Temporal: JavaScript Finally Fixes Dates

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JavaScript's long-broken Date API is finally getting a real replacement. Temporal hit TC39 Stage 4 and shipped in Chrome 144, making it an official part of the language. It fixes core issues like mutability bugs and timezone blindness by introducing purpose-built types like ZonedDateTime, PlainDate, and Instant. Safari support is still pending, but polyfills exist today.

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