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It does feel like asking "What will replace ASCII?" Extensions, sure, but 0x41 is going to mean 'A' in 5050 AD.
by jbaber 2y ago
It does feel like asking "What will replace ASCII?" Extensions, sure, but 0x41 is going to mean 'A' in 5050 AD.
- eliangcs 2y agoAuthor here. I don’t think ASCII is the right comparison. True, it would be really hard for anything to compete with Git because a lot of infrastructures we have are already deeply integrated with Git. But think about x86 vs. ARM and how AI might change our ways of producing code.
- mmphosis 2y agoUTF-8
- account42 2y agoThat validates gp's point though: UTF-8 doesn't replace ASCII, it extends it. All valid ASCII text remains valid UTF-8 while retaining the same meaning. With the momentum behind git it will be hard for something incompatible replace it, but an extended git could catch on.