32-Bit Integer Time Overflow

Text on the meme

I'm using a 32-bit signed integer to store the current time JANUARY 1970 2038

What it means

A cartoon shows a programmer explaining that he is storing the current time in a 32-bit signed integer while a calendar rapidly flips from January 1970 toward 2038. The joke references the Unix time overflow problem, where a signed 32-bit timestamp reaches its limit in 2038 and breaks. It is sent as a reaction to outdated software, technical debt, or a problem caused by a seemingly reasonable engineering decision. EN: A cartoon shows a programmer explaining that he is storing the current time in a 32-bit signed integer while a calendar rapidly flips from January 1970 toward 2038. The joke references the Unix time overflow problem, where a signed 32-bit timestamp reaches its limit in 2038 and breaks. It is sent as a reaction to outdated software, technical debt, or a problem caused by a seemingly reasonable engineering decision.

Objects

man in yellow checkered shirt / мужчина в жёлтой клетчатой рубашке woman in teal shirt / женщина в бирюзовой рубашке computer monitor / компьютерный монитор smartphone / смартфон coffee mug / кружка с кофе desk / письменный стол office chair / офисный стул wall calendar / настенный календарь calendar pages / страницы календаря speech bubble / речевой пузырь office interior / офисный интерьер hand pointing / указывающая рука