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why bother with a . instead of a   or some other unicode hackdodgery?
by fargle 3y ago
why bother with a . instead of a   or some other unicode hackdodgery?
- olliej 3y agoA few reasons have been previously discussed: plenty of diff viewers highlight non-standard characters being a big one, the other bit being if someone does see this error it seems entirely plausible as a mistake. Choosing something atypical in a way that is clearly trying to be invisible rather than being an accident will draw a lot more attention than “oops I must have typo’d it”