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"dd MON yy" is US military format, and I can see early computer scientists adopting it for its inherent unambiguity (and also extending it to yyyy for reasons t
by syncsynchalt 2y ago
"dd MON yy" is US military format, and I can see early computer scientists adopting it for its inherent unambiguity (and also extending it to yyyy for reasons that became obvious).
Americans colloquially prefer m/d/yy (slashes) rather than dashes, anyway.