Comments on: Ruby and Date classes http://oregonstate.edu/~reeset/blog/archives/399 On my work (programming, digital libraries, cataloging) and other stuff that perks my interest (family, cycling, etc) Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:22:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: I. Couto http://oregonstate.edu/~reeset/blog/archives/399#comment-105179 I. Couto Sat, 03 Nov 2007 07:02:01 +0000 http://oregonstate.edu/~reeset/blog/archives/399#comment-105179 It seems, that Time can only deal with dates starting from 1970, while Date and DateTime, although a lot more complex, can deal with practically any date. As an example, if you want to calculate the age of someone born in 1969 or before, you may have to use Date or DateTime. It seems, that Time can only deal with dates starting from 1970, while Date and DateTime, although a lot more complex, can deal with practically any date.

As an example, if you want to calculate the age of someone born in 1969 or before, you may have to use Date or DateTime.

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