Does this mean we can finally stop downloading and running a third of a MB of js on every website? moment.js, luxon, date-fns, are all obsolete? https://bundlephobia.com/package/moment@2.30.1
There has been so many better and lightweight alternatives for years that if you haven't already refactored it away, you just don't care about your users or the bundle size. (And I have personally done that exercise a handful of times myself, I know it can be painful, but it's just one relatively small PR!)
What's wrong with continuing to use moment.js in an application where it works well?
I'd also argue that presenting dates in ~0KB of javascript is better and less error-prone than several KB of javascript - it also allows users to see dates in non-Gregorian calendars when they prefer.
Think about sites like blogs. The user only needs to know on what date a blogpost is published. Likewise for newspapers: we have hundreds of years of paper newspapers where people know on what date an article is published but not at what time. Think about banks. My bank tells me the date of a transaction, not its time. Likewise for brokerages.
01/31/2025 11:35:11 AM.,ESTIn reality, it probably means adding yet another polyfill to the list.
Tangentially... Why did you quote the entire parent post? Quoting a small subset of a large post to respond is one thing, but copying the entire post into a reply adds unnecessary repetition and visual noise to the thread for no benefit. (Is it just me or is this becoming more common?)