Date.parse

The default current century 🤯

A 2-digit year will default to « current century ». This one starts in 1969! To avoid surprises, it’s best to use strptime, which also validates the format.

However, parse allows you to avoid specifying « the current century ».

Bonus: the _parse and _strptime methods returning a hash can be very useful.

Links to Ruby documentation for parse and strptime.