Yep, languages are not made to be easily encoded in binary form. Also, symbol systems are just tiny bits of what a human language really is. In regards to gram

Yep, languages are not made to be easily encoded in binary form. Also, symbol systems are just tiny bits of what a human language really is. In regards to grammar/semantics and phonetics for example, English is painfully loose to deal with in a programmatic way. That's just the way things are. That said, I believe Unicode's approach to inclusion of new characters in the set is wrong. It shouldn't be so dynamic. Unicode needs a smaller base, a standard extension system and standard extensions (in a standard extension format, reviewed in long but predictable timeframes, lets say every 10 or 20 years). The current system is a pain.