{
  "id": 19364547,
  "title": "Store Timestamps in UTC, Display Them Locally",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/store-timestamps-in-utc-display-them-locally",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-10T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/chirag191094/store-timestamps-in-utc-display-them-locally-fec"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Store timestamps using UTC format and display them according to the user's local timezone for clarity. Store the time of an event as an instant, not a local scheduling time. For example, record an enquiry's acceptance time using a timezone-aware database type or an explicit UTC ISO string. Test for different timezones, month and year boundaries, daylight-saving transitions, and absent timezone settings to ensure accurate record-keeping.",
  "summary": "A CRM stores '10:30' beside a follow-up task. One representative reads it in Jaipur and another in London. Neither knows which timezone the value represents. Time data needs to describe either an instant or a local scheduling intention. Those are different requirements. Store instants unambiguously An enquiry acceptance time is an instant. Store it using a timezone-aware database type or an…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}