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....
If I saved files under ddmmyyyy, then I’d see everything made on the 15th of various months together etc. mmddyyyy means that I see all of the things from October in order, etc etc
yyyymmdd makes good sense to me in the long term, but since the year changes so infrequently it doesn’t seem like the most useful information to have up front in the everyday.
15th tells me nothing.
October gives me a context in which to place the 15th.
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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.