What is one big reason `Date` confuses developers?
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Answer: Because it mixes different ideas of time into one type
Because it mixes different ideas of time into one type ✓ — `Date` bundles several distinct notions—an exact instant, calendar components, and timezone-dependent formatting—into one type, which makes it easy to mix them up.
Because it can only be used in Node.js — `Date` is available in browsers and other JavaScript environments, not just Node.js.
Because it only stores years, not days — `Date` actually stores both the date and the time, down to milliseconds.
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