Need to display a date in your Rails app? First try:
Time.now.strftime "arrrround %H'ish"
To remove duplication, you imagine a time format initializer. Second try:
Time.now.to_s :pirate
Then you remember the :default localized key. Third time’s a charm:
l Time.now
It formats based on the config/locales/en.yml file:
en:
time:
formats:
default: "arrrround %H'ish"
date:
formats:
default: "arrrround %H'ish"
Dates work, too:
l Date.today
The same system lets you alter the display of “days ago” and “minute from now.”
