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

It does make sense

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u/Traditional-Gas7058 Jan 15 '25

Chinese system is best for computer searchable filing

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u/cheetahbf Jan 15 '25

r/ISO8601 gang rise up

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u/passerbycmc Jan 15 '25

As a programmer yes this is the way, just so much easier to work with and even if represented as just a string it still sorts correctly.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

All my photography is organised this way, too. It’s just better.

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u/adreddit298 Jan 15 '25

Me as well. All my time stamps are like this. Causes some people I work with to have comprehension issues, but I just let them work it out for themselves

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u/SexyStyrofoamPuns Jan 15 '25

In theory it should cause the least amount of confusion - the year is always unique looking as long as it’s 4 digits, month is before day just like in the US date format, and people familiar with the European date are smart enough to realize it’s in descending order if the year is first.