Y2038: What is it and why should you care

Y2038: What is it and why should you care Just imagine waking on Tuesday, January 19, 2038 to utter chaos: Your home electricity, water, and gas services are not working. Your home Internet is down. Your cell phone won’t connect. Your car won’t start. You can’t access your bank account or brokerage service. There is […]

Y2038 in the “C” Programming Language

Y2038 in the “C” Programming Language The “C” programming language is one of the most popular computer languages in the history of computing. The Y2038 issue originated in “C”, while it was being developed along with UNIX. The ‘heart’ of the Y2038 issue is the representation of time in seconds as a 32-bit integer (usually […]

Y2038-Y2042 Risks & Actions

Y2038-Y2042 Risks & Actions This short (4 page) document provides a technical overview of the Y2038 and Y2042 issues, and also gives suggestions for actions that businesses should take now. The PDF is available here.