Microsoft/calculator

Add support for time in date calculations

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#143 opened on Mar 7, 2019

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Description

Problem Statement

The date calculation feature is useful but lacks the option to include the time of day. Also, it would be nice to have a deadline countdown feature.

Evidence or User Insights

Instead of going online to compute event duration or deadlines online, we can do it offline with the calculator.

Proposal

It will enable the computation of different forms of time difference operations.

Goals

It will help users see the exact time taken for some event until another time/date. It will also help track a countdown or deadline in some other timezone.

Non-Goals

Low-Fidelity Concept

A lot of functionality is at https://www.timeanddate.com

Contributor guide

Research direction
Explore the existing date calculation code in the repository to understand how dates are handled without time. Then propose a design for adding time of day support, possibly by extending the data structures and adding new UI elements. Look at similar features in other calculators for inspiration.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
C++Git
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40