The Current Epoch Unix Timestamp

What is the unix time stamp?

A method for keeping track of time as a running tally of seconds is the unix time stamp. This count begins on January 1st, 1970, at 00:00 UTC, the Unix Epoch. The seconds between a specific date and the Unix Epoch are all that make up a unix time stamp. Additionally, it should be noted that this moment in time technically does not alter depending on where you are on the planet (due to comments left by visitors to this website). This is very helpful to computer systems for tracking and sorting out-of-date information in distributed, dynamic, and client-side applications.

What happens on January 19, 2038?

Due to a 32-bit overflow on this date, the Unix Time Stamp will stop functioning. Millions of apps will need to upgrade to 64-bit platforms before this point, which will provide the time stamp a "bit" more time, or they will need to adopt a new norm for time stamps.