Originally Posted By: zmjezhd
Y/M/D

LOL. These are all conventions. And some are better for some things than others. But you might as well argue that a 64-bit, unsigned integer representing the milliseconds from some arbitrarily chosen date, say, January 1, 1970, is the best ... Why not champion a base-60 calendar system?

\:D ...because we're not talking about 64bit whatzits or base 60 calendars, we're talking about the one we're stuck with, and the most logical way to refer to a date from it.