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		airstrike on July 22, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Jiff: Datetime library for Rust > Jiff is pronounced like "gif" with a soft "g," as in "gem." Over my dead body!

faitswulff on July 22, 2024 | [–]

Well, it had a good run at the top of hackernews for a minute, but I think we can all see its glaring flaws now. I'll stick with chrono †

† pronounced "ch" as in "chase" of course, i.e. "trono"

coldtea on July 22, 2024 | | [–]

https://x.com/drgonzo123/status/527520297512345600

aceazzameen on July 22, 2024 | | [–]

Huh, I thought Jiff was pronounced with a hard "J."

JohnTHaller on July 22, 2024 | [–]

You pronounce it GIF instead of GIF?!?

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