Poker Hand XML

[advis0r]

i think Dates are a small problem:

http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime (according to ISO 8601)
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1994-11-05T08:15:30-05:00 corresponds to November 5, 1994, 8:15:30 am, US Eastern Standard Time.

1994-11-05T13:15:30Z corresponds to the same instant.

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personally i dislike the added T for readability, but with either 'T' or a space this should be the date format to use, which includes timezones.


we really have to get readability, parseablity etc in a priority order to be able to determine if we want XML or not.

when a application like HoldemManager converts a HH to the standardformat, should it keep the original file ?
If so, for what tasks does it use which format?
Is it a good idea to store the same information twice and having code to parse both?

if a user wants to show a hand to a friend, what format does he copy/paste into the instant messenger?

should he be required to paste a different format into a HandHistory Converter website then?