>> This is for data rather than display, but the ISO standard
>> for date/time is 8601
>> (http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/prods-services/popstds/datesandtime.html)
>> which says that the format is like this :
>> *YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss for a date/time
>
> Yeah, that is the link that I used to backup my opinion of YYYY-MM-DD
Additionally, knowing that Americans don't like International
standards, look at ANSI X3.30, which is the US standard that
specifies the same format. And if you are doing work for the US
Federal Government, look at FIPS 4-1, which mandates ANSI X3.30
for some government contract work.
>> Does it really matter which way a date is displayed?
Yes, it should be unambiguous.
> I still vote for YYYY-MM-DD for dates. :-)
It is probably the best format there is. It is unambiguous, it is
the standard and it can be sorted as a string.
Jochem
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