Breaking DateAndTime about datafaker HOT 4 CLOSED

I think java.util.Date is not something anyone should use with the introduction of java.time, and that's now more than 10 years ago! Also, Gavin King says you shouldn't: https://in.relation.to/2024/04/22/stop-using-date/

Also:

(source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32437550/whats-the-difference-between-instant-and-localdatetime/32443004#32443004)

So, possibly, we should be using Instant instead.

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I guess this issue can be closed because it was implemented in #1210 ?

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I agree that getting rid of java.sql.Timestamp usage is likely a good move. Is there a reason to move away from java.util.Date? (Not that I'm against it, I just want to understand the direction a bit better.)

Both ZonedDateTIme and OffSetDateTime support plus and minus methods so that seems like a simple way to handle future and past.

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Thanks, great resources. Makes sense.

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