Consider using `std::chrono` for compile time type safety. Define a custom clock domain using something like `std::chrono::time_point<deviceio_monothonic_clock>` and a custom `deviceio_monothonic_clock` that would use platform specific query mechanisms.

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Consider using std::chrono for compile time type safety. Define a custom clock domain using something like std::chrono::time_point<deviceio_monothonic_clock> and a custom deviceio_monothonic_clock that would use platform specific query mechanisms.

Originally posted by @aristarkhovNV in #352 (comment)