Anything longer ago than yesterday should just say the actual date

Re:Anything longer ago than yesterday should just say the ac... by hanniabu on Saturday October 14, 2023 @03:10PM (#37883295)

We're talking about how it's displayed on the frontend, not how it's stored on the backend

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Re:Anything longer ago than yesterday should just say the ac... by Brian_K_White on Saturday October 14, 2023 @04:20PM (#37883916)

One persons front end is another persons back end.

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Re:Anything longer ago than yesterday should just say the ac... by salawat on Saturday October 14, 2023 @04:42PM (#37884090)

Especially if you're a proctologist.

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Re:Anything longer ago than yesterday should just say the ac... by NewJazz on Saturday October 14, 2023 @05:16PM (#37884348)

We use YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:as on the frontend because it sorts lexicographically, which is useful for interactive tables.

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Re:Anything longer ago than yesterday should just say the ac... by hanniabu on Saturday October 14, 2023 @11:17PM (#37886557)

You can use data attributes for that

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Re:Anything longer ago than yesterday should just say the ac... by graftak on Sunday October 15, 2023 @12:39AM (#37886927)

There’s no need to have the sort value and the display value to be the same to allow sorting.

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