day-of-week algorithm

[Dave Collins <Dave.Collins@...>]

My API delivers dates in the form yyyy-mm-dd but my design team wants DDD dd (i.e. Tue 14).

 

Can anyone point me at a reliable algorithm for calculating day-of-week from a standard datestamp?

 

Dave Collins

Front-End Engineer

Mercatus Technologies Inc.
60 Adelaide Street East, Suite 700
Toronto ON M5C 3E4
T  416 603 3406 x 298
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dave.collins@mercatustechnologies.com

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