• Troy@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      ISO 8601. Unironically the only ISO number I also remember.

    • Boreal@sh.itjust.works
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      My favorite thing about this date format is using it in file names. Sorting the files by name also sorts them by date.

      Meeting notes 2023-06-29.txt Meeting notes 2023-06-30.txt Meeting notes 2023-07-01.txt

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        1 year ago

        I know that they use that format in daily life in Asia but to me it’s the “computer format” for this exact reason.

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      Everything is right about it:

      • Lexographic sort
      • Unambiguous months and days
      • Acceptable on any document of record (lab, legal, medical, personal)
      • Readable by nearly any culture (even us Americans)
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      1 year ago

      for storing dates it’s awesome, for displaying dates it’s time to teach your programmer how to format shit for humans.

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        It actually is the best for displaying all-number dates to people as well because no one in their right mind will ever do yyyy-dd-mm.

        So if you see the year first, you know the format. When the year is last and you see a date like 03-02-2023, you have to take into account the nationality of the author to know if it’s March 2nd or February 3rd.

        But 2023-02-03 it becomes clear that it’s February 3rd.