https://www.pistack.xyz/tags/date-time/ Recent content in Date-Time on Pi Stack Hugo en-us Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-07-14-javascript-datetime-libraries-dayjs-luxon-datefns-jsjoda/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-07-14-javascript-datetime-libraries-dayjs-luxon-datefns-jsjoda/ <p>Working with dates and times in JavaScript has a notorious reputation. The native <code>Date</code> object, introduced in ECMAScript 1, is mutable, has an inconsistent API, and lacks basic functionality like timezone manipulation or date arithmetic. Over the years, a rich ecosystem of third-party libraries has emerged to fill these gaps. In this article, we compare four of the most popular JavaScript date/time libraries — <strong>Day.js</strong>, <strong>Luxon</strong>, <strong>date-fns</strong>, and <strong>js-joda</strong> — examining their APIs, bundle sizes, timezone support, and ideal use cases.</p>