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It missed another category of USA-centrics behaviour that infused in PHP: the dates. For instance, `mktime(hour, minute, second, month, day, year)`. I've never
by idoubtit 4y ago
It missed another category of USA-centrics behaviour that infused in PHP: the dates. For instance, `mktime(hour, minute, second, month, day, year)`. I've never seen a country outside of North-America that puts the month first, though my experience is limited to a few dozens of countries across the world.
Unfortunately, other programming languages also think the USA format is the standard. Formatting dates with Golang relies on using the USA ordering. The more I use it, the more I despise it. I'm from Europe, but I'm so used to ISO dates that I need a small adjustment time to read European formatted dates.
- chasil 4y agoAt the start of my career after graduation, I needed to assume the role of a DNS administrator for Berkeley BIND running on SCO OpenServer. I was encouraged by my ISP to use 20050101 (YYYYMMDD) as part of the zone serial number. I have used that format ever since, especially because it will sort correctly without any special handling.
- Symbiote 4y agoAmericans have asked me why I write "2/12/2022" or "2 December" when "it's not pronounced that way". Well, I pronounce it [the] 2nd of December. Just like they say "4th July!", but only for that single day.
- cameronh90 4y agoIt's ironic that Americans pronounce their independence day in British format.
- pimlottc 4y agoI would suggest it’s completely intentional to pronounce “Fourth of July” differently to distinguish it from every other day.
- jagthebeetle 4y agoActually, Americans wouldn't say "fourth July" – that would likely connote "the fourth iteration of July" in some longer timespan (e.g. "In the fourth July of my adolescence"). "Fourth _of_ July" (or "July fourth") are the Americanisms here.
- civopsec 4y agoGiven that they wrote “2nd of December” that was probably just a blunder.
- Symbiote 4y agoIn Britain we usually write "2 December" or "2nd December" even though it's spoken as "the second of December". The words are often slurred together, "the second've December" or "th'second've December"; "the thirtieth've April". Actually pronouncing it carefully with a clear "of" emphasizes the date, either for clarity or because it's otherwise important.
- alistairSH 4y agoMy extended family is in Scotland while I'm naturalized here in the US. Our wedding "save the date" notices caused a bit of confusion - they were published with 6/3/06 (Jun 6) and sent in Feb. From my uncles: "we'd love to come, but that's a bit short notice..." Oops. The formal invites had the dates spelled out.
- civopsec 4y ago> I'm from Europe, but I'm so used to ISO dates that I need a small adjustment time to read European formatted dates. There is no “European format”. At least one country’s date format (in E) coincides with the simple ISO-8601 format.