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[–] thatonecoder@lemmy.ca 32 points 5 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

The worst?? Try mm/yy/dd, and you'll regret everything in your life. Another β€œgreat” one is yyyy-dd-mm; it'll infuriate anyone using the ISO standard.

[–] PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz 25 points 5 days ago

Okay now that IS the worst, good point

[–] prettygorgeous@aussie.zone 12 points 5 days ago (2 children)
[–] azimir@lemmy.ml 12 points 4 days ago

No one who survived the attempt to require others to use it.

[–] thatonecoder@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Me, for a future April Fools release in one of my projects.

What fresh evil is this?

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

MM/YY/DDD (Ordinal date)