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Does it matter anymore with this format? You figured out the exact day, month, and year irrespective of the order.
It's not about understanding. It's about sorting,
Everybody understand both notations, but if you use it for filenames sorting is important. Natural sorting order is an important feature that should be considered.
day month year is just stupid in that regard. Not only does the of the month depend on the language, but also if sorted you get the first of every month grouped together.
If you're listing dates, then using a sortable format is ideal. But if you're just referencing one in the middle of a correspondence, it's best to use whatever format the recipient is most familiar with. No one is sorting emails by a date given in the third paragraph
"Moronic" before and now "stupid". Folks are very passionate about their date formats.
Possibly just the matter of logic.