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[–] NIB 12 points 10 months ago (2 children)

No it isnt. We arent computers, we are humans. In most uses, the year is the least relevant information for us. The most important information is the day, which should be in front. And computers can be programmed to understand the date in whichever format we want.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

If the year isn’t important than why are you saying it at all

Also it’s not yyyy/mm/dd for computer sake, it’s most convenient for humans because it has the most variations. If you’re searching through 100 years of records then finding the year first is most convenient because you’ve ruled out 99%. For computers it doesn’t really matter because they can go through all the data much quicker than we can

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Calling hogwash on this one. Is it more important that an event took place in 1992, or that it took place on the 12th?

[–] NIB 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

How often do you use the year when talking about dates? Does your boss say "i need this done by 2023-12-22"? For day to day use, the day is the most relevant info. The year and even the month is often implied.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

For day to day use within the current month the day is the most important detail. Outside of that, it's largely irrelevant.