[Typo3-dev] Dates in non-UNIX format

[Martin T. Kutschker]

Martin Seebach wrote:
> 
> The widely recognized alternative to the current unix time format is to 
> use a signed 64 bit integer instead of the current 32 bit. This covers 
> back some twenty times the age of the universe, and, well, the same 
> (minus 30 years ;) ) ahead. 64 bit ought to be enough for anybody.
> 
> The most obvious advantage is the direct backwards compatibiality. Drop 
> a 32 bit date in the 64 bit field, and everything behaves the way you 
> want it to. Sorting works out of the box.

Even better than those Julian dates. Though they have the advantage of 
PHP support (calendar extension).

Masi