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Interesting Unicode article (Score:2)

by mir (51)

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The secret life of Unicode is an interesting article about the limitations of Unicode (and links to several equally interesting resources).

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- Re:Interesting Unicode article (Score:1)
  
  by Elian (119) on 2002.08.02 12:39 (#11345) Homepage Journal
  
  Yep, though they soft-peddle some of the downsides, I see. One thing that everyone seems to forget in the rush for programmer convenience is that Unicode is generally not the best answer for text in a single language, or primarily in a single language. (Usually exacerbated by the fact that Unicode is a superset of ASCII, so if ASCII works for your native language you tend to be a bit less familiar with or interested in other people's problems) The world's not insular any more, but most people still don't deal with much text outside their native language on a regular basis. (And for those that do, Unicode's OK, though often the native character set is still better)
  
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