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Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:40:33 -0500
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On 3/2/2011 11:25 AM, Georg Bauhaus wrote:
> A good (Ada) interface might try to provide a structured calendar
> date type.  I doubt that such an interface will make the practical
> programmer happy.

Why in the world not? Dealing with date and time properly is one
of the most complex issues a programmer faces. A good interface
would be welcomed, not rejected.

Also, I find it difficult to envision the circumstances under which
a program must deal with all the possible ways in which a date can
be written as a string, so the leniency or peculiarity of MySQL ought
not to cause practical difficulties.