udon@lemmy.world to Wholesome@reddthat.com · 2 days agoIn only 7 years, part of the MM/DD/YY confusion will resolve itself for the rest of our lives.message-squaremessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up132arrow-down1message-squareIn only 7 years, part of the MM/DD/YY confusion will resolve itself for the rest of our lives.udon@lemmy.world to Wholesome@reddthat.com · 2 days agomessage-square21linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresquirrel@piefed.kobel.fyilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up50arrow-down2·2 days agoYYYY-MM-DD is the best format, please don’t change my mind :)
minus-squareBone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 days agoThis one sorts correctly in the computer.
minus-squareMiles O'Brien@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down3·2 days agoI prefer 31JAN2026 myself. No ambiguity, readable internationally.
minus-squareEinar@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up14·2 days agoDoesn’t sort well on file systems, where it is usually best to sort first by year, then month and day.
minus-squarebjorney@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·2 days agoInternationally where English is understood
minus-squareFancyPantsFIRE@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoI love a good, lexically sortable date format.
minus-squarerxbudian@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoyes, good for structuring your file folders too …/documents/2026/01/15/ and …/documents/2026/01/16/ is not only easier to read but also navigate
YYYY-MM-DD is the best format, please don’t change my mind :)
This one sorts correctly in the computer.
I prefer 31JAN2026 myself. No ambiguity, readable internationally.
Doesn’t sort well on file systems, where it is usually best to sort first by year, then month and day.
Internationally where English is understood
I love a good, lexically sortable date format.
yes, good for structuring your file folders too
…/documents/2026/01/15/ and …/documents/2026/01/16/ is not only easier to read but also navigate