Re: "Unicode"

Newsgroups	comp.lang.c++, comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: "Unicode"
From	Mr Flibble <flibbleREMOVETHISBIT@i42.co.uk>
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Date	2016-09-03 14:10 -0500

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Richard Bos <raltbos@xs4all.nl> wrote:
> Mr Flibble <flibbleREMOVETHISBIT@i42.co.uk> wrote:
> 
>> On 29/08/2016 18:06, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>>> "Unicode"
>>> http://xkcd.com/1726/
>>> 
>>> "Watching the Unicode people try to govern the infinite chaos of human
>>> language with consistent technical standards is like watching highway
>>> engineers try to steer a river using traffic signs."
>>> 
>>> As usual, Randall Munroe nails it.
>> 
>> Unicode is simple in C++: just use std::string and UTF-8.
> 
> You... do not understand Unicode.
> 
> If you think the problem is just one of choosing one correct charset,
> you're very naive. The problems are much hairier than that, and much
> more detailed.

Of course I understand Unicode: I am designing a compliant text editor
widget as I write this.  As far as C++ is concerned it really is that
simple.

/Flibble

Thread

"Unicode" Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2016-08-29 12:06 -0500
  Re: "Unicode" Mr Flibble <flibbleREMOVETHISBIT@i42.co.uk> - 2016-09-01 21:54 +0100
    Re: "Unicode" raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2016-09-03 08:00 +0000
      Re: "Unicode" Mr Flibble <flibbleREMOVETHISBIT@i42.co.uk> - 2016-09-03 14:10 -0500
        Re: "Unicode" "Alf P. Steinbach" <alf.p.steinbach+usenet@gmail.com> - 2016-09-04 09:56 +0200
          Re: "Unicode" Paavo Helde <myfirstname@osa.pri.ee> - 2016-09-04 14:37 +0300
            Re: "Unicode" Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-09-04 23:57 -0700
            Re: "Unicode" "Alf P. Steinbach" <alf.p.steinbach+usenet@gmail.com> - 2016-09-05 12:53 +0200
              Re: "Unicode" Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-09-05 04:51 -0700
              Re: "Unicode" Paavo Helde <myfirstname@osa.pri.ee> - 2016-09-05 15:30 +0300
                Re: "Unicode" "Alf P. Steinbach" <alf.p.steinbach+usenet@gmail.com> - 2016-09-05 16:13 +0200
                Re: "Unicode" Paavo Helde <myfirstname@osa.pri.ee> - 2016-09-05 22:03 +0300
                Re: "Unicode" "Alf P. Steinbach" <alf.p.steinbach+usenet@gmail.com> - 2016-09-05 23:54 +0200
                Re: "Unicode" Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-09-05 15:35 -0700
                Re: "Unicode" "Alf P. Steinbach" <alf.p.steinbach+usenet@gmail.com> - 2016-09-06 00:18 +0200
                Re: "Unicode" Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-09-05 16:17 -0700
                Re: "Unicode" "Alf P. Steinbach" <alf.p.steinbach+usenet@gmail.com> - 2016-09-06 01:20 +0200
                Re: "Unicode" Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-09-05 17:16 -0700
                Re: "Unicode" "Alf P. Steinbach" <alf.p.steinbach+usenet@gmail.com> - 2016-09-06 02:42 +0200
                Re: "Unicode" Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-09-05 17:07 -0700
                Re: "Unicode" Mr Flibble <flibbleREMOVETHISBIT@i42.co.uk> - 2016-09-05 23:05 +0100
          Re: "Unicode" Vir Campestris <vir.campestris@invalid.invalid> - 2016-09-04 21:37 +0100
            Re: "Unicode" Paavo Helde <myfirstname@osa.pri.ee> - 2016-09-05 00:22 +0300
              Re: "Unicode" Vir Campestris <vir.campestris@invalid.invalid> - 2016-09-05 21:32 +0100
                Re: "Unicode" Paavo Helde <myfirstname@osa.pri.ee> - 2016-09-06 00:00 +0300
                Re: "Unicode" Vir Campestris <vir.campestris@invalid.invalid> - 2016-09-07 21:19 +0100
                Re: "Unicode" "Alf P. Steinbach" <alf.p.steinbach+usenet@gmail.com> - 2016-09-08 02:16 +0200

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