RE: Why XML data typing is hard
Michael Kay (M.H.Kay@eng.icl.co.uk)
Fri, 4 Dec 1998 18:14:35 -0000
> > I assume that date formats have even more variations than
> > numbers, at least until there is agreement on a stardate!
>
> Actually ISO 8601 is slowly gaining on its competitors, and has a
> good chance of winning.
Except among astronomers, who have used "stardates" for years, or more
correctly Julian Day Numbers, i.e. the number of days since 1 Jan 4713 BC.
Mike Kay on stardate 2451152