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>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.