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The Stack Exchange API, version 1.1, documentation is ever so slightly confusing wherever Unix timestamps are mentioned (perhaps any ranges, I haven't dug too deeply)

For instance:

todate – Unix timestamp of the maximum creation date on a returned item.
unix epoch date, range [0, 253,402,300,799]

It took me a very brief moment to understand what was intended by the italicized part. For clarity, perhaps this should be edited to one of the following:

...unix epoch date, range [0, 253402300799]

 

...unix epoch date, range [0 .. 253,402,300,799]

 

...unix epoch date, range [0 - 253,402,300,799]

The Stack Exchange API, version 1.1, documentation is ever so slightly confusing wherever Unix timestamps are mentioned (perhaps any ranges, I haven't dug too deeply)

For instance:

todate – Unix timestamp of the maximum creation date on a returned item.
unix epoch date, range [0, 253,402,300,799]

It took me a very brief moment to understand what was intended by the italicized part. For clarity, perhaps this should be edited to one of the following:

...unix epoch date, range [0, 253402300799]

 

...unix epoch date, range [0 .. 253,402,300,799]

 

...unix epoch date, range [0 - 253,402,300,799]

The Stack Exchange API, version 1.1, documentation is ever so slightly confusing wherever Unix timestamps are mentioned (perhaps any ranges, I haven't dug too deeply)

For instance:

todate – Unix timestamp of the maximum creation date on a returned item.
unix epoch date, range [0, 253,402,300,799]

It took me a very brief moment to understand what was intended by the italicized part. For clarity, perhaps this should be edited to one of the following:

...unix epoch date, range [0, 253402300799]

...unix epoch date, range [0 .. 253,402,300,799]

...unix epoch date, range [0 - 253,402,300,799]

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SE API V1.1 documentation, date errata

The Stack Exchange API, version 1.1, documentation is ever so slightly confusing wherever Unix timestamps are mentioned (perhaps any ranges, I haven't dug too deeply)

For instance:

todate – Unix timestamp of the maximum creation date on a returned item.
unix epoch date, range [0, 253,402,300,799]

It took me a very brief moment to understand what was intended by the italicized part. For clarity, perhaps this should be edited to one of the following:

...unix epoch date, range [0, 253402300799]

...unix epoch date, range [0 .. 253,402,300,799]

...unix epoch date, range [0 - 253,402,300,799]

SE API documentation errata

The Stack Exchange API documentation is ever so slightly confusing wherever Unix timestamps are mentioned (perhaps any ranges, I haven't dug too deeply)

For instance:

todate – Unix timestamp of the maximum creation date on a returned item.
unix epoch date, range [0, 253,402,300,799]

It took me a very brief moment to understand what was intended by the italicized part. For clarity, perhaps this should be edited to one of the following:

...unix epoch date, range [0, 253402300799]

...unix epoch date, range [0 .. 253,402,300,799]

...unix epoch date, range [0 - 253,402,300,799]

SE API V1.1 documentation, date errata

The Stack Exchange API, version 1.1, documentation is ever so slightly confusing wherever Unix timestamps are mentioned (perhaps any ranges, I haven't dug too deeply)

For instance:

todate – Unix timestamp of the maximum creation date on a returned item.
unix epoch date, range [0, 253,402,300,799]

It took me a very brief moment to understand what was intended by the italicized part. For clarity, perhaps this should be edited to one of the following:

...unix epoch date, range [0, 253402300799]

...unix epoch date, range [0 .. 253,402,300,799]

...unix epoch date, range [0 - 253,402,300,799]

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