Joda-Time

proper noun

A widely used date and time processing library.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. computingA widely used date and time processing library.

    Joda time is a complete alternative to the JDK date and time classes and seeks to replace them.

    2007, Robert Swarr, Facelets, page 64
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    Several alternative Date replacement packages emerged, including the simple and sensible Date4J and the more comprehensive Joda-Time package.

    2001, Ian F. Darwin, Java Cookbook, page 617

    Joda-Time is a powerful open source library well known and used in the market that works with time, dates, and chronology:

    2014, Rodrigo Turini, Practical Java 8 - Lambdas, Streams and New Resources

    Later the decision was made to integrate Joda-Time or something similar to it into Java's core libraries

    2015, Terrill Brett Spell, Pro Java 8 Programming, page 94

    The design of these classes was inspired by the Joda-Time library, which is a popular open-source date and time library for Java.

    2023, Cybellium Ltd, Mastering Java, page 156

    For instance, when integrating a date-time library like Joda-Time, one might wrap the mutable Java objects in immutable records, thereby providing a clear boundary between side-effecting Java calls and pure Clojure functions.

    2025, Steve Jones, Mastering the Art of Clojure Programming: Unraveling the Secrets of Expert-Level Programming

Origin

Derives from a four letter name, beginning with the letter j whose domain name, joda.org, was available at the time. The choice of the name was arbitarily made by its creator, Stephen Colebourne, around 2002. It is not an acronym.

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