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one of his questions is, "does this need to support utf-8" and i'm assuming in his hypothetical interview it is, "no it does not" also are you seriously going

• throwaway_exer 10y ago
  In 2016, yes, a senior developer should be knowledgeable about i18n. And if I was replacing somebody resigning who was strong at i18n, I'd want the replacement to know it as well.
• germanier 10y ago
  Given how many sites fail as soon as I start entering an "ä" in the name field (even on websites marketed internationally) I'd prefer if people would. At least the very basics or else you get a bunch of people that won't think about those issues when developing.
• arethuza 10y ago
  "also are you seriously going to quiz someone about i18n for a interview?" Absolutely - in fact asking whether that regex was a good way of matching all characters in an input might be a good interview question.
• revetkn 10y ago
  IMO in 2016 it is important to know the basics well enough to know if what you're doing is bad from an i18n perspective (at least for non-junior positions). Even a comment like "// TODO: localize" is OK It is often a positive signal that a candidate has worked on software large enough to be used internationally or is thorough enough to worry about it. For most of us, day-to-day software work is about being thorough and careful with design and implementation, not heavy algorithmic lifting