When will System.currentTimeMillis() overflow?

Question

I have a web app which orders stuff using a timestamp, which is just a long. My web app backend happens to be written in java, so I am using:

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Answer 1

"What can I do to prepare for this?"

Well, you could have your coffin kitted out with the latest and greatest IT gear / geek toys. But somehow I think they will be a bit "outdated" in 292,278,994 AD. And you will be pretty bored with them by then.

Mind you, you will have enough time to rewrite the OS from scratch to use a 128 bit clock. That sounds like a fun project to wile away the time. :-)