▲ 373 ▼ This mofo was born on the wrong day (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by STRIKINGdebate2@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world 45 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] dukk@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I’m guessing the UI designer accidentally put in DD/MM/YY, when the code handles the date as MM/DD/YY. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] timkenhan@sopuli.xyz 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Sometimes if the developers don't specify, the date format can follow clients' settings, which can lead to unpredictable results like this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dukk@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, I’d imagine you’d want to adapt for different locales. Here in the US, MMDDYY is pretty ubiquitous, but I’m sure it’s different in other countries. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] timkenhan@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago I've experienced this kind of confusion first hand, so I know a thing or two. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] timkenhan@sopuli.xyz 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Sometimes if the developers don't specify, the date format can follow clients' settings, which can lead to unpredictable results like this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dukk@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, I’d imagine you’d want to adapt for different locales. Here in the US, MMDDYY is pretty ubiquitous, but I’m sure it’s different in other countries. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] timkenhan@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago I've experienced this kind of confusion first hand, so I know a thing or two. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dukk@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, I’d imagine you’d want to adapt for different locales. Here in the US, MMDDYY is pretty ubiquitous, but I’m sure it’s different in other countries. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] timkenhan@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago I've experienced this kind of confusion first hand, so I know a thing or two. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] timkenhan@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago I've experienced this kind of confusion first hand, so I know a thing or two. permalink fedilink source parent
