Simple-date vs local-time

[Marijn Haverbeke]

Definitely use local-time. The integration worked well, back in 2007,
and neither library has changed very much since then, so I think you
can feel safe that they are in good shape (others are using them as
well).

On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 3:55 PM, Eli Naeher <enaeher at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm working on moving an existing application to Postmodern, and I'm trying
> to decide whether to go with simple-date or local-time. Currently all dates
> are stored as "timestamp without time zone," but we are hoping to move
> toward a timezone-aware model at some point down the road (although not
> immediately--it might end up being a couple years).
>
> For this reason I'm considering using local-time instead of simple-date.
> Times and dates are a big part of the application so I'd like to get this
> right. I notice that the local-time cl-postgres integration has not had any
> commits in a few years. I'm hoping this is because it is stable and
> complete. Is anyone using it?
>
> Thank you,
> -Eli