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Re:TIL the assumption that string length does not change whe... by Sharlin on Monday November 22, 2021 @04:12AM (#29304403)
"Character count" is not a well-defined concept because "character" is not a well-defined concept in general.
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Re:TIL the assumption that string length does not change whe... by zionic on Monday November 22, 2021 @10:03AM (#29306988)
It absolutely is, unless you allow xenophilia to overcomplicate the issue. You don't need to completely bork your string implementation to support every language ever concocted by mankind. No one is coding in cuneiform.
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