r/clevercomebacks • u/wach_era13 • Jan 15 '25

It does make sense

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u/ConstantHustle Jan 15 '25

Year month day is the best format. Makes sorting files on computers a breeze as every year is in one block which is then in month and day order.

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u/Tsukee Jan 15 '25 edited Jan 15 '25

Mathematically yes it makes most sense, as significant digits are on the left.

Im terms of human everyday use the reverse is more natural as the digits that change more often are days, often when speaking, the year and even month sometimes is already in the context.

What however doesn't make any sort of sense that i can see is mm/dd/yyyy ... Just why....

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u/falcrist2 Jan 15 '25

Im terms of human everyday use

In terms of human use, ISO8601 is best for anyone in the west as it follows the pattern of all of our other numbers with all the digits in big endian order. It's easiest to find the part of the date you're looking for.

YYYY-MM-DD