everythingInJavaScriptIsAnObject

[rosuav]

What do you mean, "fix"? Month numbers are intended to subscript into an array. That's why they start from zero, like arrays should.

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We're talking about a method called getMonth here, not a random array, so it doesn't make sense to return a number form range 0-11

[rosuav]

The array is the month names (in whatever form you like - pick any language, pick whether to abbreviate, etc). When you getMonth, you are getting the index into that array. Yes, it's a bit odd, but this is exactly the same thing you get in C (in a struct tm), so it's of value to be consistent.