YYYY-MM-DD if you're doing backup naming, easier to find
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Yup, versioned files ALWAYS get a YYYY-MM-DD HHMM timestamp. So when you sort alphabetically, they sort chronologically.
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My time abroad has taught me that YYYY/MM/DD is the way to format dates.
My time using a computer and trying to have any semblance of organization has taught me the same
my man!
its really the only option if you're using it for things like file storage.
iso8601 aka 2025-06-12
For consistency, Americans should adopt mm:ss.hh MM-DD-YYYY.
For consistency, Europeans should adopt ss:mm:hh DD-MM-YYYY.
See how ridiculous that is? ISO8601 or GTFO
The european one is sorted based on importance to see. The day is more important than the month which is more important than the year. The hour is more important than the minute which is more important than the second
But in any given situation where the month is important enough that I need to know it, I want to know the month regardless of the day. The 25th means fuck all to me unless I know the month, as well; whereas there are plenty of scenarios where I want to know the month but the day isn't quite as important.
Usually if someone just says the 25th that means of the current month. The month only needs to be referred to if it's not the same as the current. (In conversation)
In that case, nothing is stopping you from saying the month only.
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At least ss:mm:hh and DD-MM-YYYY are internally consistent, even if they aren't consistent with each other.
MM-DD-YYYY isn't even internally consistent.
You monster
Nah they should adopt metric time and nothing else.
This is stupid AF.
YYYY/MM/DD
This is the best choice.
/ isn't a valid char in filenames, yyyy-mm-dd is better
Its the better choice for digital data I guess. In every day use, the day is the most important thing, then month, then year.
From context, I usually know the year. Probably even the month. So I'll use DD.MM.YYYY. If someone asks me when we're going to meet I won't say "twenty-twentyfive", June, twentieth. And I'm guessing you don't do that either.
Heretic!
YYYY.MM.DD is the correct format.
small correction: YYYY-MM-DD to avoid common special meanings chars
rfc3339 my beloved
Why is there no format that gives the month in three letter abbreviation so its clear cut what it means?
That's what the us armed forces do. Jun-12-2025
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