difference between moment js functions and javascript date functions [closed]

Question

Actually i am thinking about to use moment.js in my new project.because my new project is a employee working sheet application.

I read the moment.js documents.

We can get the current date by using the below code in moment.js

moment().valueOf();

We can get the current date by using javascript

new Date()

The both are giving same result. with same speed (so no performance issue )

also formatting, get methods and set methods are already has javascript. then why i go to moment.js?

Please give me some explanations about the difference's. And let me know which one is best for my new project.

Answer 1

Moment.js

A lightweight JavaScript date library for parsing, validating, manipulating, and formatting dates.

Reason why we use Moment.js - Many web applications today, especially social ones, deal with the concept of time. They are usually employed to sort events or posts, or to mark the moment in which something happens. You can think of your Twitter timeline or your GitHub news feed. JavaScript has a Date object that you can use to manipulate dates, but it often doesn’t have all you need in your web applications

The Moment.js library not only parses dates from strings, but it may also be used to validate, manipulate, and format dates. It supports internationalization, which is so important with dates, as well as human-friendly formatting like "Last Friday at 9:48".

These are all good things for sure, but today's order of the day is date parsing, so let's get into how that works.

Moment.js creates a wrapper for the Date object rather than extend it. To reference the wrapper object, simply call the moment() getter function. The Moment prototype is exposed through the moment.fn property, so you can add your own functions to it if you are so inclined.

Courtesy of

Managing Dates and Times Using Moment.js

A Roundup of Popular JavaScript Date Parsing Libraries: Moment.js