javascript dates in firefox and locales

Today I learnt:

You actually have to reinstall firefox using a different download to get `new Date(dateString)` to use a different date format (i.e. non-US).

https://jqueryvalidation.org/date-method/

This method should not be used, since it relies on the new Date constructor, which behaves very differently across browsers and locales. Use dateISO instead or one of the locale specific methods (in localizations/ and additional-methods.js).

So if you're using chocolatey or boxstarter like I am (my boxstarter script) you need to add the locale flag: https://chocolatey.org/packages/firefox

choco install Firefox -packageParameters "l=en-GB".

Reinstalling the package with --force is sufficient to change it.

It would seem chrome has no way change the format from en-US.

To be clear the correct solution is to do as the documentation says and not use that method, however it's a bit mean having a pitfall like that in the API. And sometimes you just have to work with the code you have...

yet another good-commit-messages post

Some guidance for writing better commit messages:
 

• this isn't a bad guide https://vip.wordpress.com/documentation/commit-messages/
• mentions git but broadly useful: https://robots.thoughtbot.com/5-useful-tips-for-a-better-commit-message
• http://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/ more along similar lines (I'm not fussed about point 5), and wrapping is a git thing not a tfs thing.
• A list of highlights of changes in bullets is often nice to add, makes it easier to spot the key changes in a large diff
• Also remember your code and your commits can last a veeeeeery long time, and you never know what poor soul will have to understand what you did and why years later... https://youtu.be/G45hqWNScvE