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Re:A popular but wrong way to convert a string to uppercase ... by the_gorilla on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @03:03PM (#41780639)
You don't. Any language that tries to do both turns into an unusable abomination like C++. Good languages are stable and the bleeding edge is just the "new thing" and not necessarily better than the old thing.
Re:A popular but wrong way to convert a string to uppercase ... by fluoridation on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @03:07PM (#41780673)
C++ doesn't try to do that. It aims to remain as backwards compatible as possible, which is what the GP is complaining about.