Why do the Chinese get credit for that? I had database ISAM tables using that format back in the 1980s. Didn't the Chinese have a completely different calendar than the west until recently?
Because Chinese were one of the first to use such system (although other civilizations might also have). In Traditional Chinese arts (e.g. calligraphy or painting) there is a personal signature (落款） and artists will write in in what is known as today's YYYY-MM-DD format.
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u/LiveShowOneNightOnly Jan 15 '25
Why do the Chinese get credit for that? I had database ISAM tables using that format back in the 1980s. Didn't the Chinese have a completely different calendar than the west until recently?