Switching to date-fns for simpler date and time management

Why I switched from js-joda to date-fns for Date and Time 🤔 📅 On my last project, we were using two different date and time libraries: js-joda and date-fns. This made the code harder to read and support: two different APIs, two ways to work with dates, extra conversions. I decided we should keep only one library and chose date-fns. Here’s why date-fns worked better for us: ▪️Simple, functional API With date-fns you just call functions like addDays(date, 3) or format(date, 'dd.MM.yyyy'). You work with the native Date object, which is familiar to any JavaScript developer. ▪️Easier for new developers New people don’t have to learn js-joda types like LocalDate or ZonedDateTime. It’s much faster to start writing code when you only use Date + small helper functions. ▪️Less boilerplate and conversions Before, we often had to convert between js-joda objects and Date. With date-fns everything stays in one format, so there is less extra code and fewer mistakes. ▪️Good for bundle size date-fns supports tree-shaking 🔥 You import only the functions you actually use, so the bundle stays smaller. ▪️Lots of examples and community It’s easy to find examples, answers, and snippets for date-fns online. That saves time when you need to solve common tasks with dates and time. After we switched fully to date-fns, the codebase became more consistent and easier to maintain. 👍 📝 Sometimes the best choice is not the "most powerful" library, but the one that keeps the project simple and clear for the whole team. #React #JavaScript #TypeScript #Frontend #Date #DateTime

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