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On Mar 2, 2011 12:16 PM, "Shawn H Corey" <shawnhcorey [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 11-03-02 12:12 PM, shawn wilson wrote:
>>
>> First, use File::Find to get your info (or you could use system( ls -l )
and
>> split - either way). To compare your time stamps, use DateTime and do dt1
-
>> dt2
>>
>
> No. If you can do all your calculations using seconds from the epoch,
then do so. Only convert them to human-readable form for the output.
>

Seems like more of a pain for a modest gain in speed to me. I like find and
dt because its quick and easy. Either way though.

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On 11-03-02 12:31 PM, shawn wilson wrote:
> Seems like more of a pain for a modest gain in speed to me. I like find and
> dt because its quick and easy. Either way though.

No, because you don't have to worry about daylight-savings time or
switching time zones. Seconds from the epoch is the same on all
computers and in all time zones.


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