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> Java, C#, Obj-C, Javascript and Python2 were all written when it was assumed Unicode would have no more than 65536 characters. That's not true for C# and Pyt
by nwellnhof 8y ago
> Java, C#, Obj-C, Javascript and Python2 were all written when it was assumed Unicode would have no more than 65536 characters.
That's not true for C# and Python2. While both were first released in 2000 and Unicode code points beyond the BMP first appeared with Unicode 3.1.0 in 2001, the foundation for additional Unicode planes was laid as early as 1996 with Unicode 2.0.0.