Yes, I'm definitely aware of this, thanks -- and as a result, you can't really compare the "simple" and "optimized" versions. Most of the "simple" versions (exc

Yes, I'm definitely aware of this, thanks -- and as a result, you can't really compare the "simple" and "optimized" versions. Most of the "simple" versions (except C) are Unicode-aware, most of the optimized versions not -- though I acknowledge I haven't stuck to that always, e.g., in the C case, when it's just "too hard".