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Date and time basics in JavaScript: Date object and common date methods

JavaScript's `Date` object represents points in time and exposes local or UTC getters, setters, and formatting helpers.

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Date and time basics in JavaScript: Date object and common date methods

JavaScript's `Date` object represents points in time and exposes local or UTC getters, setters, and formatting helpers.

  • Dates are stored as timestamps
  • Timezone handling can surprise people
  • Common methods expose year, month, day, and time parts

Date and time basics in JavaScript: Date object and common date methods