RosettaCodeData/Task/Unicode-strings/00DESCRIPTION

As the world gets smaller each day, internationalization becomes more and more important. &nbsp; For handling multiple languages, [[Unicode]] is your best friend.

It is a very capable tool, but also quite complex compared to older single- and double-byte character encodings.

How well prepared is your programming language for Unicode?


;Task:
Discuss and demonstrate its unicode awareness and capabilities.


Some suggested topics:
:* &nbsp; How easy is it to present Unicode strings in source code?
:* &nbsp; Can Unicode literals be written directly, or be part of identifiers/keywords/etc?
:* &nbsp; How well can the language communicate with the rest of the world?
:* &nbsp; Is it good at input/output with Unicode?
:* &nbsp; Is it convenient to manipulate Unicode strings in the language?
:* &nbsp; How broad/deep does the language support Unicode?
:* &nbsp; What encodings (e.g. UTF-8, UTF-16, etc) can be used?
:* &nbsp; Does it support normalization?


;Note:
This task is a bit unusual in that it encourages general discussion rather than clever coding.


;See also:
* &nbsp; [[Unicode variable names]]
* &nbsp; [[Terminal control/Display an extended character]]
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2016 Update 2016-12-05 22:15:40 +01:00			`As the world gets smaller each day, internationalization becomes more and more important.   For handling multiple languages, [[Unicode]] is your best friend.`

			`It is a very capable tool, but also quite complex compared to older single- and double-byte character encodings.`

			`How well prepared is your programming language for Unicode?`


			`;Task:`
			`Discuss and demonstrate its unicode awareness and capabilities.`

Just another update 2015-02-20 00:35:01 -05:00
			`Some suggested topics:`
2016 Update 2016-12-05 22:15:40 +01:00			`:*   How easy is it to present Unicode strings in source code?`
			`:*   Can Unicode literals be written directly, or be part of identifiers/keywords/etc?`
			`:*   How well can the language communicate with the rest of the world?`
			`:*   Is it good at input/output with Unicode?`
			`:*   Is it convenient to manipulate Unicode strings in the language?`
			`:*   How broad/deep does the language support Unicode?`
			`:*   What encodings (e.g. UTF-8, UTF-16, etc) can be used?`
			`:*   Does it support normalization?`
all tasks 2013-04-11 01:07:29 -07:00

2016 Update 2016-12-05 22:15:40 +01:00			`;Note:`
			`This task is a bit unusual in that it encourages general discussion rather than clever coding.`
all tasks 2013-04-11 01:07:29 -07:00

2016 Update 2016-12-05 22:15:40 +01:00			`;See also:`
			`*   [[Unicode variable names]]`
			`*   [[Terminal control/Display an extended character]]`
			`<br><br>`