How Identical Are 'Identical Characters' in Japanese? Measuring MySQL and PostgreSQL Collations and Full-Width Character Handling to Create a Duplicate Insp…

When applying UNIQUE constraints to Japanese names or addresses, or matching them via JOIN, the database collation determines ...
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Python 3.15 Makes UTF-8 the Default, Easing Windows Text Issues — but Legacy Code Needs a Check

Python 3.15's UTF-8 default reduces environment-dependent behavior when no encoding is specified. We look at what it means ...

Python 3.15 goes global with UTF-8 support

Today all the cool languages and runtimes pledge allegiance to UTF-8, including Rust, Go, and Node.js (JavaScript itself prefers UTF-16 for internal encoding). Most code editors, from Visual Studio ...

How many characters is one emoji? When I had 10 systems count them, the answers diverged into up to 4 variations. 5 traps of character counting

Upper limit checks, such as "nicknames must be 10 characters or less," are often written on both the input field side and the ...

Python 3.15 released: Lazy imports, UTF-8 and new data types

Python 3.15 is expected to speed up some programs and simplifies handling immutable data. UTF-8 as standard requires testing.

Two characters open up a world of typosquatting opportunities in Chromium browsers

Researchers say two characters available to typosquatters and phisherfolk can trick Chromium browsers into displaying lookalike URLs as genuine web addresses.