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Re: "Unicode"

From raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos)
Newsgroups comp.lang.c, comp.lang.c++
Subject Re: "Unicode"
Date 2016-09-03 08:00 +0000
Organization Go wash your mouth.
Message-ID <57ca82af.1170031@news.xs4all.nl> (permalink)
References <nq1q2v$27u$1@dont-email.me> <SJKdnRkgGbIMCFXKnZ2dnUU7-IudnZ2d@giganews.com>

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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.

Richard

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"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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