Getting the current year is essential for dynamic copyright notices, age calculations, and year-based filtering in web applications. As the creator of CoreUI, a widely used open-source UI library, I’ve implemented current year functionality in numerous footer components, date pickers, and analytics dashboards. From my expertise, the most reliable and precise solution is to use the getFullYear() method on a Date object. This approach returns the complete 4-digit year and automatically updates as time progresses, making it perfect for dynamic content.