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Unicode is not about the Internet. Just like ASCII or EBCDIC before it weren't about networking. The reason we use Unicode is because ASCII is very limited in
by function_seven 8y ago
Unicode is not about the Internet. Just like ASCII or EBCDIC before it weren't about networking.
The reason we use Unicode is because ASCII is very limited in its scope. It can't handle the majority of the world's languages. It can't even handle American English. No dashes, no open or close quotes, etc.
- mises 8y agoMost programming is in American english too. And most people who use computers end up picking up a decent bit anyway, according to some friends from a spanish-speaking country.
- function_seven 8y agoSo ASCII is good enough for programming, but fails at general text, unless we resign ourselves to kludges like -- instead of – and --- instead of —. And your friends from that Spanish-speaking country do UI work right? Can’t use ASCII for that. Ñ is out the window.
- mises 8y agoNo, they do c.