On Thu, 3 Dec 2015 09:01:40 +0100 Nicolas George <geo...@nsup.org> wrote:
> (Sun is also responsible for making java's char type 16-bits and strings > UTF-16. This is another case of headdesk, or possibly headwall, although > entirely unrelated to the wchar_t issue. For those who do not know, > basically UTF-16 manages to combine almost all the drawbacks of UTF-8 with > almost all the drawbacks of UCS-4, plus a whole bunch of drawbacks of its > own.) This is a fine example of putting one's thoughts into words perfectly, leaving no doubt as to the intent. It's usually difficult, but clearly not impossible. :) N