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Re: A structured format for dates?

Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de> Thu, 16 June 2022 08:01 UTC

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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.

Best regards, Julian

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