How to Create a Readable Timestamp in JavaScript

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Oftentimes our code needs to create timestamps in a specific format — either for display or to send data up to an API. Fortunately, a well-built JavaScript function can do just that.

JavaScript allows you to create Date objects that store the time at which they were created and have their own unique set of methods. You can instantiate one the way you would another type of object…