call.copse (2/27/2014)
BTW much as I respect you Mr Celko, you are overly harsh above - I am fully cognisant of the correct way to do dates, unfortunately many of us have to deal with non-ideal code we cannot change and that we need to keep working, much against our preferences.
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You might want to read the ANSI/ISO Standards
..particularly if you have trouble sleeping 😉