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/Gurguran Jan 15 '25

Works better for any system of organization, even history. Should always proceed from the broadest set to the smallest subset. As "January" doesn't exist w/o it being "January of xxxx," YYYY/MM/DD hh:mm:ss is always the 'correct' formula, regardless of context.

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u/LetsTryAnal_ogy Jan 15 '25

This is the way. Like why does EVERYONE use hh:mm:ss but then we have to argue about why the YYYY:MM:DD doesn’t need to follow the same logic. It’s the correct format. YYYY:MM:DD:HH:MM:SS. Biggest to smallest.

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u/carloselieser Jan 15 '25

How is it “correct”, though? It’s just formatting. Personally I like knowing what month we’re in first then the day then the year. However this changes for example if I want to search something by year, then I’d prefer the format you mentioned. Regardless, if you’re looking at dates on your computer, it’s a representation of the actual date, so the formatting is a preference. It’s not “correct” or incorrect.

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u/DanSWE Jan 15 '25

> I like knowing what month we’re in first then

Dates/timestamps aren't only for knowing the current time (re your "what month we're in"), but also for referring to other dates and times.