I have several times appreciated the fact that Java (and by extension, Groovy) base time against the same epoch as Unix. Java and Unix both use midnight, January 1, 1970 UTC / GMT as their epoch time.

The earliest UNIX time was thus measured in terms of the American mains power frequency, 60ths of a second with an epoch at the start of 1971.

Unix time, also known as 'epoch time,' is the number of seconds that have passed since Jan 1, 1970. As Unix turns 50, let's take a look at what worries kernel developers.

Happy Unix Epoch Day! As of 7p Eastern (or midnight GMT), the Unix time clock reached 15000 days, a significant milestone in computing history. Unix time tracks the time since January 1, 1970.

The Nerd Quotient must be raised even higher with a tree that displays a Unix timestamp. This build was inspired by an earlier, non-tree-based build that displays Unix time on a 32 LED array.

The world is not going to end because Facebook’s servers are confused about the New Year. In fact, as one developer points out, it’s most likely an issue with Unix time, also known as Epoch time.

Unix time, also known as “epoch time” is, of course, the number of seconds that have passed since Jan 1, 1970. It’s hard to think in Unix time.

This is probably the result of something called “epoch time,“ which is a way the Unix operating system records time. Epoch time is the number of seconds that have elapsed since midnight on ...

Unix weenies everywhere will be partying like it’s 1234567890 this Friday. That’s because, at precisely 3:31:30 p.m. Pacific time on February 13, 2009, the 10-digit "epoch time" clock used by ...