Time<ToolKit> Benefits

Time<ToolKit> provides the following benefits.

Range - Older implementations of time use a 32-bit range for the internal representation of times and dates. Using a 64-bit range, you can represent times and dates from 4713 b.c. to 32766 a.d.
Precision - Time<ToolKit> provides precision to the microsecond. Older libraries are accurate only to the second.
Internationalization - The time and date interfaces in Time<ToolKit> provide complete support of time zone functionality and provide a subset of predefined time zones and daylight savings time rules as listed in the os_time_zone API. Users can represent times and create custom time zones anywhere in the world. The string conversion interfaces use the locale interfaces of the operating system to produce time and date strings in native languages and formats.
Extensible time zone rules - Time<ToolKit> contains extensible time zone rules, providing easy adaptation to changes in regional policies.
Complete abstractions - Time<ToolKit> contains a complete set of time and date abstractions, including time of day, date, time and date, and time period. Older libraries provide only time and date, and date, ignoring the need for abstractions covering time periods, or covering time of day independent from date.