Ask HN: Editing Date Formats for Different Regions?

2 pointsadentranter9y ago0 comments

For the webdevs/product guys/girls, when having editable dates do change the format of the editor for each region?

Example: Americans - MM | DD | YYYY vs Aussies - DD | MM | YYYY

If you do, did you allow for this change at the get go of your MVP or did you wait for a little traction and see what region that traction is within?

Or did you resolve this by using a fancy editor where its <Name of Day> of <Name of month> selector? (Drop down boxes)

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brudgers9y ago

To me, at the early stages of an MVP, the relationship with users should be intimate enough that date format doesn't matter because either the developer has chosen the format that works or the users are getting enough value that a quirk in date format doesn't matter.

Alternatively, avoid dates in the MVP if the minimum does not require it.

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