JavaScript finally gets dates right
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Key takeaways
JavaScript's Date object has long been criticized for its flaws, but the new Temporal API aims to address these issues by providing an immutable and timezone-aware solution for handling dates. This marks a significant improvement in date management within JavaScript.
From the source
JavaScript's Date object is 30 years old, copied from Java, and never really fixed. Temporal is the native API that finally gets dates right: immutable, timezone-aware, and no more dividing by 86400000.
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