I would just use ISO-8601 everywhere. I would happily use it for ordinary life! ... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		vbezhenar on Feb 17, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Kernighan's Law: You are not smart enough to debug... I would just use ISO-8601 everywhere. I would happily use it for ordinary life! But it's not always me who builds API.

saber6 on Feb 17, 2020 [–]

Yeah but what about relativity?

ISO8601 won't scale to universe-level applications!

:)

Consider applying for YC's Summer 2026 batch! Applications are open till May 4
Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact