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How To Get The Current Epoch Time (Unix Timestamp)

September 30, 2010

Perl: time PHP: time() Ruby: Time.now # (or Time.new). To display the epoch: Time.now.to_i Python: import time # first, then int(time.time()) Java: long epoch = System.currentTimeMillis()/1000; Microsoft .NET C#: epoch = (DateTime.Now.ToUniversalTime().Ticks - 621355968000000000) / 10000000; VBScript/ASP: DateDiff("s", "01/01/1970 00:00:00", Now()) Erlang: calendar:datetime_to_gregorian_seconds(calendar:now_to_universal_time( now()))-719528*24*3600. # OR element(1, now()) * 10000 + element(2, now()). MySQL: SELECT unix_timestamp(now()) PostgreSQL: SELECT extract(epoch FROM now()); Oracle PL/SQL: SELECT (SYSDATE - TO_DATE('01-01-1970 00:00:00', 'DD-MM-YYYY HH24:MI:SS')) * 24 * 60 * 60 FROM DUAL SQL Server: SELECT DATEDIFF(s, '1970-01-01 00:00:00', GETUTCDATE()) JavaScript: Math. ...

9 skills developers will need in the next five years

July 12, 2009

The economy is changing rapidly, and developers need to keep up with the latest trends and skills to stay relevant and competitive. Here is a list of 9 skills that every developer should master or at least be familiar with in the next five years. This list is not comprehensive, and it does not cover every niche or specialty in the industry. However, for most mainstream development scenarios, these skills will give you an edge over others and help you create better solutions. ...