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> most mainstream programming languages store unicode strings in memory as UTF-16 Uh. What languages do you have in mind? C/C++ don't have any preference for

by loeg 3y ago

> most mainstream programming languages store unicode strings in memory as UTF-16 Uh. What languages do you have in mind? C/C++ don't have any preference for UTF-16. Python3 doesn't use UTF-16. As you mentioned, Rust doesn't.

steeleduncan 3y ago
java, .net, apple ecosystem (i.e. swift/objc),...
- Longhanks 3y ago
  Swift is UTF-8 since 2019 https://www.swift.org/blog/utf8-string/ https://www.swift.org/blog/utf8-string/
grishka 3y ago
Java, C# and the rest of .net, JavaScript, Swift/ObjC. C/C++ don't have a preference but, for example, if you're writing for Windows, you'd probably want to use wide characters. I'm not sure what kind of strings Linux GUIs use but I suspect it's wide characters as well.
- 7jjjjjjj 3y ago
  Qt uses UTF-16, Gtk uses UTF-8.
- Longhanks 3y ago
  Swift is UTF-8 since 2019 https://www.swift.org/blog/utf8-string/ https://www.swift.org/blog/utf8-string/
MatmaRex 3y ago
In addition to the examples already given, JavaScript as well (although modern implementations do wacky stuff with the internal representations, the APIs are required to expose only UTF-16).