eBay (almost) had this problem and I cannot find any articles about it online. They were rapidly approaching 2^31-1 auctions. So they switched to a larger integer, the switchover went badly, and they were mostly down…
"It is said that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. But at New York’s latitude, that’s not quite the case. On the summer solstice, the sun rises in the northeast and sets in the northwest, while on the…
eBay (almost) had this problem and I cannot find any articles about it online. They were rapidly approaching 2^31-1 auctions. So they switched to a larger integer, the switchover went badly, and they were mostly down…
"It is said that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. But at New York’s latitude, that’s not quite the case. On the summer solstice, the sun rises in the northeast and sets in the northwest, while on the…