Why use ISO 8601 format for datetime in API instead of numeric milliseconds?

Asked Dec 02 '17 at 05:29

Active Dec 02 '17 at 08:37

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My standing point:

All datetime starts from 01 January, 1970 UTC in all countries.
All programming language can parse numeric to datetime object.

So my question is, why use iso8601 format for API design instead of numeric milliseconds format? I couldn't find much from googling, so some examples and links will be helpful, thanks!

edited Dec 02 '17 at 08:37

Ole V.V.

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Because it’s more readable (even if your time zone is not UTC). It’s a very great help in debugging. – Ole V.V. Dec 02 '17 at 08:35
thx for the link! can't believe that q asked just 10 days ago. – Mengo Dec 02 '17 at 09:07
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You will often be surprised. It’s a good idea to search before asking. – Ole V.V. Dec 02 '17 at 09:08

Why use ISO 8601 format for datetime in API instead of numeric milliseconds?

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