How to Work with Date in Plain Javascript — No Libraries Needed

Elson
Before Semicolon
Published in
15 min readFeb 24, 2021

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Javascript Date object is not very well-loved in the community. It is something Javascript adopted from Java but both grew in different directions. Its API can be confusing and lacks a lot of methods and information that you often need when working with date and time in your projects.

Javascript and Java Date

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Elson
Before Semicolon

Software Engineer sharing knowledge, experience, and perspective from an employee and personal point of view.