Format JSON using local commands

JavaScript object notation (JSON) is a common human-readable data format. When working with APIs, may need to make it more compact (minified) to save space, or format it to be more readable. There are different ways to switch between minified or pretty-printed JSON, including several good services online. But do you really want to upload a JSON document to a web server for formatting? In addition to the potential for an accidental security breach, feels wasteful to be transmitting a document over the internet to be formatted on someone else’s computer....

May 13, 2023 · 3 min

How many time zones are there in British Columbia, Canada?

There are around five million residents in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Most of the population is condensed into the southwestern corner close to the city of Vancouver and the border with Washington State. Vancouver uses the Pacific time zone, but the province has almost a million square kilometres and is so big that other areas use different time zones. How many time zones are there in British Columbia?...

May 13, 2023 · 2 min