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Re:A popular but wrong way to convert a string to uppercase ... by kccqzy on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @05:10PM (#41781860)
Well languages and conventions change. The € sign was added not that long ago and it was somewhat painful. The Chinese language uses a single character to refer to chemical elements so when IUPAC names new elements they will invent new characters. Etc.
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Re:A popular but wrong way to convert a string to uppercase ... by extraduder_ire on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @09:10PM (#41783486)
Does unicode have space set aside for those new symbols to slot into? I know it's very rare, but it could get messy.
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Re:A popular but wrong way to convert a string to uppercase ... by account42 on Wednesday October 09, 2024 @09:16AM (#41787646)
Unicode is already messy. Chinese characters especially so due to han unificiation.
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