“Remind Me in a Minute,” or How to Measure Time in the Browser
summary
Explains how browsers handle time and timers (e.g., setTimeout) and why a scheduled reminder can fail to appear when expected. Covers what “time” means in the browser environment and practical approaches to reliably show a popup reminder at the correct moment despite browser behavior.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction
- 4:02Talk purpose
- 7:11Human time measurement
- 12:23Atomic clocks role
- 17:00Date.now in JS
- 25:58System clock physics
- 33:04Performance API benefits
- 38:43Browser time alternatives
- 41:35Page lifecycle impact
- 45:06Preventing sleep notifications
- 47:52Future of time measurement
- 50:43Q&A
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