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Re: A structured format for dates?

Amos Jeffries <squid3@treenet.co.nz> Thu, 16 June 2022 17:30 UTC

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On 16/06/22 19:58, Julian Reschke wrote:
> Am 16.06.2022 um 09:34 schrieb Martin Thomson:
>> The resistance is probably the result of wanting to be able to read 
>> the header as it appears in logs.  I still find this to be challenging 
>> with seconds-since-epoch.
>>
>> That said, I no longer believe that readable is a requirement for wire 
>> formats.  Tools can do a lot to cover any shortcomings.
> 
> Amen.
> 
> In particular, if we have a special type, so tools can *automatically*
> add a "readable" representation.


+1.

IMO that also goes for log outputs.


AYJ

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