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Re:The surprisingly subtle ways Microsoft Word has changed h... by mcpackieh on Sunday November 05, 2023 @01:50PM (#38154271)
There are international standards for representing dates, but none exist for names. Names do not abide by any scheme or set of rules, therefore the only appropriate data structure for storing names is a unicode string. Anything else will exclude people.
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Re:The surprisingly subtle ways Microsoft Word has changed h... by cratermoon on Sunday November 05, 2023 @04:37PM (#38155905)
Point me to the international standards for representing money.
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Re:The surprisingly subtle ways Microsoft Word has changed h... by Shadowmist on Monday November 06, 2023 @01:14AM (#38159442)
ISO 4217
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Re:The surprisingly subtle ways Microsoft Word has changed h... by cratermoon on Monday November 06, 2023 @01:06PM (#38166212)
TIL
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