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"the definition of graphemes changes from version to version" In what twisted reality did someone think this a good idea? Doesn't it go against the whole prem
by rkagerer 3y ago
"the definition of graphemes changes from version to version"
In what twisted reality did someone think this a good idea?
Doesn't it go against the whole premise of everyone in the world agreeing on how to represent a meaningful unit of text?
"What’s sad for us is that the rules defining grapheme clusters change every year as well. What is considered a sequence of two or three separate code points today might become a grapheme cluster tomorrow! There’s no way to know! Or prepare!"
"Even worse, different versions of your own app might be running on different Unicode standards and report different string lengths!"
- rkagerer 3y agoI can sympathize why some programmers would prefer to stick their heads in the sand and stick to ASCII.