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> it's definitely not "insane" and not "bizzare". Why would anyone even claim that? Pretty sure it's just anti-American signalling/globalist cultural imperiali
by jbboehr 4y ago
> it's definitely not "insane" and not "bizzare". Why would anyone even claim that?
Pretty sure it's just anti-American signalling/globalist cultural imperialism. Asian/8601 date format makes a lot more "logical" sense, but nothing beats what you grew up using, at least for me, in a non-technical context.
- Smaug123 4y agoObviously your software should present dates in a locale-aware manner, just as it should (where possible) present localised text. But if it's anti-American signalling to expect reference documentation and technical features for non-localised systems (such as the Go programming language) to use the internationally accepted standards for the presentation of non-localised data, then… sure, I guess I'm happy to signal anti-American? But I am one of Those People who goes around $WORK's internal wiki (which has users in the USA and GB) telling people off for failing to use 8601 in their meeting minutes, so perhaps take with a pinch of salt.
- jbboehr 4y agoTo be clear, I meant it as a general phenomenon and wasn't directed at you. I see a lot of the same thing on reddit, etc. Metric vs imperial is an almost-daily comment chain in the Oxygen Not Included subreddit, for example. It just gets a bit tiring to see the same discussion again and again. (edit) I'm perfectly fine using 8601 in technical contexts, or anywhere really, but describing American cultural practices as "insane" and "bizarre" is exactly what I'm talking about.