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You can't forget Java with UTF-16. I feel like Java is an even bigger culprit since the whole language assumes it and there are no real alternatives.
by slaymaker1907 6y ago
You can't forget Java with UTF-16. I feel like Java is an even bigger culprit since the whole language assumes it and there are no real alternatives.
- pjmlp 6y agoNot only was Java created when there was no real alternative, modern implementations a more efficient representation internally, since Java 9 (we are at 15 now), just keep the outside interface as UTF-16 for backwards compatibility, we don't need a Python 3 experience. https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/254 https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/254