What date convention do you use?

[Jon Lai]

Let's see how this evolves.

[bokep]

9 Feb, 2009

[N_Raged]

Sci-fi convention. :cool:

[yucksta]

yyyy-mm-dd

and i'm super religious about it. it makes sorting so much easier.

funny thing, my company has a date convention policy but on the procedure, both of the approvers of the policy signed off and wrote the date under their signatures in the incorrect format!

well, not that funny.

[Barayolayosa]

mm/dd/yyyy = 02/09/2009

February 9th, 2009

[flexwong]

2009 02 09

[board123]

month/day/year

[AzN_RiverdaleCI]

America!

Seriously though, I do Feb 9, 09.
or mm-dd-yyyy

[abu_sme]

What's with all of the stupid polls today?

[AzN_RiverdaleCI]

What's with all of the stupid polls today?

probably cause of that guy who asked if people like polls in OT.

[CheapScotsman]

When I look at a date and see 03/04/2008 is that March 4th or April 3rd??? Some places use one while other places use another so ...

personally and at work, unless the month is spelled out (Feb 6, 2008 or 6 Feb 2008) then I always use yyyy/mm/dd. No confusion and it makes it easier for sorting as well.

yyyy/dd/mm isn't even a choose down option in most programs (unless you build the date string yourself)

[Piro21]

Day/Month/Year. Smallest unit of measurement to largest. Easy to remember and makes the most sense.

[ShadowVlican]

today is Feb 9 2009

that's how i write all my dates

[Dash]

yyyy-mm-dd is the best way to sort, and it makes sense, as it goes from largest unit to smallest. any other way is a hassle to sort.

[Magoo]

What is confusing is when you receive something dated like 03/07/08. You do not know what convention that person is using so is he trying to say March 07, 08 or July 03, 08? To avoid such confusion I always write out the month ... Month/Day/Year, January 05, 2008... no confusion.

[Sazafraz]

mm-dd-yyyy because it like I am saying it out loud. Today is February 9 2009 whereas saying Today is 2009 February 9 doesn't sound right.

[march9]

for notes taking I use 02/09/09 MM/DD/YY
however for more formal uses such as writing a letter I write Feb 9, 2009.

[rilhouse]

mm-dd-yyyy because it like I am saying it out loud. Today is February 9 2009 whereas saying Today is 2009 February 9 doesn't sound right.

+1 makes the most sense.

[angel_wing0]

dd/mm/yyyy

[Spor 13]

I always write dates as Feb 9/09 so I guess thats mm/dd/yyyy

[ItemFinder]

What is confusing is when you receive something dated like 03/07/08. You do not know what convention that person is using so is he trying to say March 07, 08 or July 03, 08? To avoid such confusion I always write out the month ... Month/Day/Year, January 05, 2008... no confusion.
You also missed July 8th, 2003, August 7th, 2003, March 8th, 2007 and August 3rd, 2007.

[t3359]

2009/02/09

That's what we learned in engineering. Helps especially because they appear in chronological order when sorted numerically... i.e., works great when there file names with dates in the names.

bjl

[shannn]

Today is
02 / 09 / 2009

I hate it when people do 09 / 02 / 2009, b/c I awlays think that means Sept 2 not Feb 9

But, po-tay-toe /// po-tah-toe

[Sprite_TM]

day-month-year

[Keelie]

If I am saying it, month/day/year
But at work I write it, day/month/year

[stevethewheel]

I never talk about this on a date.

[_Allan_]

ISO 8601 is an international standard for date and time representations issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Specifically, the standard is titled "Data elements and interchange formats — Information interchange — Representation of dates and times." The signature feature of ISO 8601 date and time representations is the ordering of date and time values from the most to the least significant or, in plain terms, from the largest (the year) to the smallest (the second).

ISO 8601 uses the 24-hour clock system. The basic format is [hh][mm][ss] and the extended format is [hh]:[mm]:[ss].

The correct format (and this is used by most governments now (look at your cheques Canadians)) is YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS OR 2009-02-09 22:32:02

BUT because many people aren't quick enough to do the 24 hour clock, 10:32:02pm is acceptable as well.

[nfnx]

yyyy-mm-dd

but i guess it depends on the type of use??
i use that to organize my folders lol

but for my meetings and notes i use January 01 2009

[artsreview]

dd/mm/yy (9/2/09) or dd mmm. yy (9 Feb. 09)

[Justine]

If you think about it, when someone asks you for what date you were born, how do you word it? February 9, 2009..so mm/dd/yyyy.

However, I find it confusing when dates are written as ///, I always look at the first number and hope that it's over 12 because then I know it's the other way around.

[getmail99]

20090209

[t3359]

Write your dates like this:

> echo "today is: " `date +%s`
today is: 1234244592

bjl

[siriuskao]

yyyy-mm-dd is the best way to sort, and it makes sense, as it goes from largest unit to smallest. any other way is a hassle to sort.

Yes!

For me it's all about sorting as well.

[Fluid]

20090209

its 20090210

[gordholio]

Instead of using numbers for the month, why not just use the name of the month?
February 10, 2009.

The "American" date format is what most Canadians use. Governments and some other companies seem to use another format for some reason.

[gordholio]

ISO 8601 is an international standard for date and time representations issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Specifically, the standard is titled "Data elements and interchange formats — Information interchange — Representation of dates and times." The signature feature of ISO 8601 date and time representations is the ordering of date and time values from the most to the least significant or, in plain terms, from the largest (the year) to the smallest (the second).

ISO 8601 uses the 24-hour clock system. The basic format is [hh][mm][ss] and the extended format is [hh]:[mm]:[ss].

The correct format (and this is used by most governments now (look at your cheques Canadians)) is YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS OR 2009-02-09 22:32:02

BUT because many people aren't quick enough to do the 24 hour clock, 10:32:02pm is acceptable as well.

I don't care what ISO says. I like it February 10, 2009 and the time as 9:33 am.
They put this "military" (ISO) time on the Proline tickets and I don't like it as the vast majority of people in Canada do not use this 24-hr clock.

[porphyra]

Instead of using numbers for the month, why not just use the name of the month?
February 10, 2009.

The "American" date format is what most Canadians use. Governments and some other companies seem to use another format for some reason.

Yes, because we are not Americans. And we don't use Fahrenheit, Miles, Feet, Gallons etc. etc.

Seriously, the American system annoys me to no end. They are the only ones on this planet stuck with their antiquated systems. And what is worse is that so many Canadians are only to willing to perpetuate the stupidity here.

[gordholio]

Yes, because we are not Americans. And we don't use Fahrenheit, Miles, Feet, Gallons etc. etc.

Seriously, the American system annoys me to no end. They are the only ones on this planet stuck with their antiquated systems. And what is worse is that so many Canadians are only to willing to perpetuate the stupidity here.

What does the date format have to do with farenheit or miles, etc.?
This isn't an "American" date format, it's also used mostly by Canadians.

[porphyra]

What does the date format have to do with farenheit or miles, etc.?
This isn't an "American" date format, it's also used mostly by Canadians.

Same concept. It is American format, and not officially used by the Canadian government.

Nowhere else do they write mm-dd-yyyy except in USA.

[_Allan_]

If you think about it, when someone asks you for what date you were born, how do you word it? February 9, 2009..so mm/dd/yyyy.

However, I find it confusing when dates are written as ///, I always look at the first number and hope that it's over 12 because then I know it's the other way around. When I tell ppl my birthday it's Nineteen Eighty, Oh Nine, One Six (1980-09-16) if they have to change it then tough.

I don't care what ISO says. I like it February 10, 2009 and the time as 9:33 am.
They put this "military" (ISO) time on the Proline tickets and I don't like it as the vast majority of people in Canada do not use this 24-hr clock.

Around 90% of Quebecers use the 24hour clock (it was invented well before the military took to using it). Also, banks use it, as do many government offices. It makes a LOT more sense. Instead of saying AM or PM, you just say 14:30 and anyone with half a brain can do the conversion (14-12 = 2...)

The 24-hour clock is a convention of time keeping in which the day runs from midnight to midnight and is divided into 24 hours, numbered from 0 to 23. This system is the most commonly used time notation in the world today.[1] The 12-hour clock is, however, still dominant in a handful of countries,[1] particularly the United States, Canada (except Quebec) and Australia. 24-hour notation is also popularly referred to as military time or astronomical time in the US and Canada,[2] and in Australia (though rarely).[citation needed] In some parts of the world, it is called railway time. It is also the international standard notation of time (ISO 8601).[3] In the practice of medicine, the 24-hour clock is generally used in documentation of care as it precludes any ambiguity as to what time events occurred in the patient's medical history.

[time space]

yyyy-mm-dd is the best way to sort, and it makes sense, as it goes from largest unit to smallest. any other way is a hassle to sort.

ISO 8601 is an international standard for date and time representations issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Specifically, the standard is titled "Data elements and interchange formats — Information interchange — Representation of dates and times." The signature feature of ISO 8601 date and time representations is the ordering of date and time values from the most to the least significant or, in plain terms, from the largest (the year) to the smallest (the second).

ISO 8601 uses the 24-hour clock system. The basic format is [hh][mm][ss] and the extended format is [hh]:[mm]:[ss].

The correct format (and this is used by most governments now (look at your cheques Canadians)) is YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS OR 2009-02-09 22:32:02

BUT because many people aren't quick enough to do the 24 hour clock, 10:32:02pm is acceptable as well.
+1

Most logical.

I'm posting this at: 2009-02-10 10:11:08

[Eyies]

YYYY-MM-DD ftw. Also get rid of the awful 12-hour clock.

[Si98]

Instead of using numbers for the month, why not just use the name of the month?
February 10, 2009.

The "American" date format is what most Canadians use. Governments and some other companies seem to use another format for some reason.

Laziness? 8 letters versus 2 numbers.

[ben_liu]

February 10th, 2009

[stevethewheel]

If you think about it, when someone asks you for what date you were born, how do you word it? February 9, 2009..so mm/dd/yyyy.

However, I find it confusing when dates are written as ///, I always look at the first number and hope that it's over 12 because then I know it's the other way around.


yeah, and I say 10 dollars too. But I write it $10. I guess for you it's 10$

[khtm]

its 20090210.

[Jon Lai]

yeah, and I say 10 dollars too. But I write it $10. I guess for you it's 10$

In French the dollar sign is at the back :P

[Dash]

yeah, and I say 10 dollars too. But I write it $10. I guess for you it's 10$

+1

In French the dollar sign is at the back :P

and it's well established that the French are backwards. ;)

I'm surprised so many people don't use yyyy-mm-dd when writing dates in this format. if I were to write it in words, I'd say Feb 10, 2009, but when written out numerically, I can't see how anyone would think mm/dd/yy makes sense. if I were to write it only using 2 digits for the year, I would use dd/mm/yy.

[myversa]

mm-dd-yyyy (American)

[Fookmi]

Day month and year ....why no week?

[Canada_7]

In terms of the date in just numbers, I do it dd/mm/yy, so today would be 11/02/2009.

But if I'm writing the whole thing out, I write it as February 11, 2009.

[Flyer]

I go with the ISO 8601 international standard.