Lena@gregtech.eu to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · edit-25 days agoISO 8601 ftw rulegregtech.euimagemessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1401arrow-down118file-text
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minus-squareRandomVideos@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-25 days agoArent there uses other than ordering files? The ISO standard is best for ordering files, but that doesnt mean its good for other things Its impossible to confuse it with the other 2 presented in this post so you could use it for files and use another one for other things Edit: i may have been misunderstanding the context in which the ISO standard is claimed to be superior
minus-squareverdigris@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7·5 days agoThe fact that you can’t confuse it with other formats is precisely the advantage. With any other format (besides the awful lettered month) you have to use context clues to be sure you’re reading it correctly if the day is less than 13.
Arent there uses other than ordering files?
The ISO standard is best for ordering files, but that doesnt mean its good for other things
Its impossible to confuse it with the other 2 presented in this post so you could use it for files and use another one for other things
Edit: i may have been misunderstanding the context in which the ISO standard is claimed to be superior
The fact that you can’t confuse it with other formats is precisely the advantage. With any other format (besides the awful lettered month) you have to use context clues to be sure you’re reading it correctly if the day is less than 13.