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Alternative solution to getSecondsToday() task is wrong

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Description

The two solutions to getSecondsToday() return different results on a day where the time changes due to daylight savings time, such as d = new Date(2022, 2, 13, 4). The first solution correctly takes into account the time adjustment while the second does not.

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Open the tutorial task containing getSecondsToday() and compare its two solutions. Reproduce the discrepancy with new Date(2022, 2, 13, 4) on a daylight-saving transition day; done means the alternative solution produces the same daylight-saving-aware result as the first.

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Tech stack
javascript
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
50/100

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