Two-digit years: 99 = 1999
2000 → 00 interpreted as 1900
Feared: integer wrap → invalid dates
→ logic errors, crashes, chaos
Coders patched it. No apocalypse. Just alot of caffeine. 😅
time_t = 32-bit signed int
Seconds since 1970-01-01
2038-01-19 03:14:07 UTC → 2³¹-1 → overflow to negative
→ garbage timestamps, crashes, invalid memory access 😬
We predict bugs years early.
Y2K? Patched.
2038? Exact second known.
Still: "Future me will fix it"
Future me: *blue screen + crying*
Knowing ≠ patching. Meme status: eternal. 😂