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> Requiring a UTF-8 BOM just destroys the happy planned property that ASCII-is-UTF8. Why spoil that good work? So that you know you are dealing with UTF-8. As
by Pet_Ant 3y ago
> Requiring a UTF-8 BOM just destroys the happy planned property that ASCII-is-UTF8. Why spoil that good work?
So that you know you are dealing with UTF-8. Assuming ASCII only works if you are only dealing with English texts and data.
- remram 3y agoWho is assuming ASCII?
- bobmcnamara 3y agoMuch code incorrectly assumes that ASCII can be rendered in any code page.
- themerone 3y agoThe BOM only tells you that your are not dealing with ASCII. You could encounter anything after it.