The Problem

I recently discovered that the default Silverlight DateTime format is different on MacOS than it is in Windows.

 

On Windows

 

On MacOS

 

There are a couple of differences, but the most noticeable is that time zone offset at the end of the time that shows on the Mac. On my computer the time zone offset shows as “-4:00” because I’m generating a DateTime in local time, which for me is currently Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), or 4 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

 

The application is following the best practice of storing all DateTimes ...

What I'm Up To

This week, I'm learning iOS development after 13 years of programming on the Microsoft stack (primarily .NET). Developing for iOS requires a computer running MacOS, which in turn requires a Mac (ignoring the rather iffy option of running a Hackintosh).

I first learned to program on two Apple computers--BASIC on an Apple IIe and C++ on a Mac LC. It's been many years since those machines were on my desk, and my regular Mac use has been a bit spotty since then. As a result, I'm having to refamiliarize myself with some of the little differences ...