Year 2038 problem
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The year 2038 problem is an issue for computing and data storage situations in which time values are stored or calculated as a signed 32-bit integer.
All the smart kids know that this number is interpreted as the number of seconds since 00:00:00 UTC on 1 January 1970 (“the epoch”).
Mathematics
$2147483648 = 2^{31}$ is a perfect 31st power.
Timestamp will be out of signed 32-bit range…
Solution
- Change signed 32-bit to signed 64-bit
- Start counting from the date of 03:14:07 UTC on Tuesday, 19 January 2038
