Prompt·Correctness and reliability·R04

Dates, times and time zones

Finds the date bugs that show up twice a year, at midnight, or in another time zone.

Prompt

Analyze the system's handling of time: time zones, daylight saving, expiration, scheduled jobs, clock differences, and historical as-of queries.

What it returns: Each time-sensitive path with the zone it assumes, and a test at a DST boundary and at midnight in Memphis and UTC.
Skip it when: Features that never show or compare dates.
Changes: Adds a test that shows it
Sessions: One session
Tools: Repository; tests with the clock fixed to a set time.
Also called: Time handling

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