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It feels natural to me, but of course that may well be because it's all I've known. ISO 8601 dates are formatted this way, from biggest period to smallest (e.g

It feels natural to me, but of course that may well be because it's all I've known. ISO 8601 dates are formatted this way, from biggest period to smallest (e.g. 2019-10-31). It makes them universally easy to parse, and removes any confusion over the date and months parts (common issue between US and UK).

hollerith 7y ago
>It makes them universally easy to parse Don't you mean easy to sort? If not, what makes YYYY-MM-DD any easier to parse then MM/DD/YYYY?
- GordonS 7y ago
  I meant both, actually. The problem with MM/DD/YYYY is that outside of the US it may be perceived as DD/MM/YYYY.
  - hollerith 7y ago
    Ah you were using "parse" in the non-technical sense. Thick of me not to have considered that possibility. Thanks for the clarification.