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Nah. date could have used -f or any other letter to specify the format string. They did not _have_ to use +.
by throw7 6y ago
Nah. date could have used -f or any other letter to specify the format string. They did not _have_ to use +.
- theamk 6y agoCompletely agree, the implementer of date had many options. choosing + character, they apparently went for conciseness instead of convention. Not sure what you are disagreeing with though, I made no claims that someone had to use +, or positional argument in general. Just an observation about what might have guided the design process.