Re: To sleep, perchance to dream?

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Subject	Re: To sleep, perchance to dream?
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bob <bob@coolfone.comze.com> writes:

> Do programmers actually try to ensure that their applications function
> correctly when the computer goes into sleep mode for 10 hours and then
> comes out?
>
> Or do they just hope no one puts the computer in sleep mode while
> their app is running?


In any case, it's a good question.


For the time aspects, see:

http://unix4lyfe.org/time/
http://naggum.no/lugm-time.html
http://infiniteundo.com/post/25326999628/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-time
http://infiniteundo.com/post/25509354022/more-falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-time-wisdom


There may also be other aspects to sleeping.


-- 
__Pascal Bourguignon__
http://www.informatimago.com

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To sleep, perchance to dream? bob <bob@coolfone.comze.com> - 2012-10-31 07:48 -0700
  Re: To sleep, perchance to dream? Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2012-10-31 12:46 -0500
  Re: To sleep, perchance to dream? "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2012-11-03 04:16 +0100
    Re: To sleep, perchance to dream? Wally W. <ww84wa@aim.com> - 2012-11-03 08:52 -0500
      Re: To sleep, perchance to dream? "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2012-11-03 16:26 +0100
        Re: To sleep, perchance to dream? Wally W. <ww84wa@aim.com> - 2012-11-03 15:22 -0500
  Re: To sleep, perchance to dream? Mensanator <mensanator@aol.com> - 2012-11-02 21:45 -0700
  Re: To sleep, perchance to dream? Robert Miles <milesrf@Usenet-News.net> - 2012-11-04 00:17 -0500

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