Fixing JavaScript Date
summary
Finds that set time on a Moment object never had the parsing code paths to work, opens a pull request, and discovers and patches four bugs fixed across Moment.js. Attempts to implement a true set-time feature fail, but several fixes land and result in an invitation to the core contributor team. Traces how poor JavaScript date support drives adoption of heavy libraries and even a career move into Azure SRE while pushing toward language and standards-level fixes.
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