various time

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@@ -33,18 +33,8 @@ gobyexample.com signups
 * updates forever
 * no drm
 
-= source
-* popular github libraries
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-* handbook format
-* rosetta stone
-* building an actual fucking app
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-
 = topics
-* time
+* time formatting
 * connection pool
 * typed json parse/unparse
 * web app
@@ -62,7 +52,6 @@ gobyexample.com signups
 * hipache port
 * ssh
 * dns
-* timers
 * tty
 * iota
 * oauth for google domains

src/xx-tickers.go

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+package main
+
+import ("time"; "fmt")
+
+func main() {
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Millisecond * 500)
+	go func() {
+		for t := range ticker.C {
+			fmt.Println("Tick at", t)
+		}
+	}()
+	time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 3000)
+	ticker.Stop()
+	fmt.Println("Ticker stopped")
+}

src/xx-time.go

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+package main
+
+import ("time"; "fmt")
+
+func main() {
+	now := time.Now()
+	fmt.Println(now)
+
+	then := time.Date(2009, 11, 17, 20, 34, 58, 651387237, time.UTC)
+	fmt.Println(then)
+
+	diff := now.Sub(then)
+	fmt.Println(diff)
+
+	// extract parts
+	// add duration
+	// check before / after
+}

src/xx-timers.go

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+package main
+
+import ("time"; "fmt")
+
+func main() {
+	timer1 := time.NewTimer(time.Millisecond * 500)
+	<- timer1.C
+	fmt.Println("Timer 1 expired")
+	stopped1 := timer1.Stop()
+	fmt.Println("Timer 2 stopped:", stopped1)
+
+	timer2 := time.NewTimer(time.Second)
+	go func() {
+		<- timer2.C
+		fmt.Println("Timer 2 expired")
+	}()
+	time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 500)
+	stopped2 := timer2.Stop()
+	fmt.Println("Timer 2 stopped:", stopped2)
+}