Converting epoch time to “real” date/time

Question

What I want to do is convert an epoch time (seconds since midnight 1/1/1970) to \"real\" time (m/d/y h:m:s)

So far, I have the following algorithm, which to me feels

Answer 1

The standard library provides functions for doing this. gmtime() or localtime() will convert a time_t (seconds since the epoch, i.e.- Jan 1 1970 00:00:00) into a struct tm. strftime() can then be used to convert a struct tm into a string (char*) based on the format you specify.

see: http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/clibrary/ctime/

Date/time calculations can get tricky. You are much better off using an existing solution rather than trying to roll your own, unless you have a really good reason.