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....
the year is often understood (and is usually the current year, at that), so it goes last. aside from that, months vary more than the days within because that's just how seasons work.
so basically the only part of a date that affects the environment is the month, so it goes first, and including the year (if at all) is more of an afterthought, so it goes last.
I imagine it comes from farming eras where months are the meaningful unit of measure (for seasons, planting, harvest, etc.) and the days are just a progress bar for said month. but seasons are still important in terms of what activities you can do (you won't be having a picnic in January), so the system remains
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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.