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Re:You can't just assume UTF-8 by edflsafoiewq on Monday April 29, 2024 @11:25PM (#40206923)
OTOH if no one ever pushes back against entropy, your great-grandkids will still be dealing with Windows-1234 problems in 2100.
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Re:You can't just assume UTF-8 by vincnetas on Tuesday April 30, 2024 @01:55AM (#40207649)
Hot to push back against entropy?

Could this work? Implement handling of ancient excel files in your SaaS product, but charge extra dollar for parsing legacy formats and provide information how to export correct files from excel next time :)

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