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> It couldn't have hurt to use and example of "22/05/2020"; then it is still infuriating, but clear. Assuming you're addressing OP with this part, I think that

by Youden 6y ago

> It couldn't have hurt to use and example of "22/05/2020"; then it is still infuriating, but clear. Assuming you're addressing OP with this part, I think that was their point. When an application presents you with "04/05/2020", you have no way of knowing whether it means crazy American dates or normal-people dates.

kohtatsu 6y ago
This is reason enough for me to use 2020-04-05 exclusively. Lexical order is a bonus.
- mokus 6y ago
  Just wait, someone will implement that as May 4, 2020.
  - mark-r 6y ago
    It's possible, but very unlikely. The year-day-month convention has never been used anywhere that I'm aware of. YYYY-MM-DD is such a good idea it was turned into an ISO standard.
OrangeMango 6y ago
> "04/05/2020", you have no way of knowing whether it means crazy American dates In just about every professional setting I've been in (in the US), Americans are just as confused as everyone else. We deal with people and documents/data from the entire world too. We look for clues elsewhere, such as other dates from the same source that have any number greater than 12, etc. There are very few documents these days where you be 100% confident without some other confirmation.