There's No Such Thing As Plain Text
Explore the hidden complexities of "plain text" in software development, uncovering assumptions, quirks, and fascinating historical insights that shape our digital world.
Character Assassination Fun and Games with Unicode - Adrian Crenshaw
Explore Unicode's potential for character obfuscation, homograph attacks, and steganography in cybersecurity. Learn about encoding, browser protections, and real-world implications.
Interesting Characters
Explore Unicode's fascinating world, from character sets to encodings. Discover quirky characters, understand UTF-8's beauty, and gain insights into various encoding systems. Prepare for an entertaining journey through digital text representation.
Character Encodings Hate Us All
Explore character encoding challenges, common pitfalls, and solutions across programming languages. Learn to handle multilingual text and avoid encoding-related issues in software development.
Generic Conversion & Segmentation for Ranges - A Solution for Unicode
Presentation on a generic, flexible Unicode solution for C++ using Range concepts, including a spin-off library for range conversion and segmentation with potential SIMD acceleration.
Unicode in C++
Explore Unicode implementation in C++, covering encoding, conversion, and best practices for handling international text in your programs.
Boost.Text - Fixing std::string, and Adding Unicode to Standard C++ - Part 1
Exploring Boost.Text: A modern approach to address std::string deficiencies and add Unicode support in C++, aiming for standardization and improved text handling.
Boost.Text - Fixing std::string, and Adding Unicode to Standard C++ - Part 2
Explores Boost.Text library, addressing std::string flaws and adding Unicode support. Discusses modern string handling, text encoding, and potential C++ standardization.
A Crash Course in Unicode for C++ Developers
Comprehensive introduction to Unicode concepts and processing for C++ developers, covering encodings, normalization, and text algorithms to handle user text correctly.
Applying the Lessons of std - ranges to Unicode in the C++ Standard Library
Explore applying std::ranges principles to Unicode in C++, addressing the lack of first-class Unicode support and proposing a standardized API design for future implementation.
A Guide to Unicode
Demystifying Unicode: Learn its history, concepts, and practical implementation in Python, including handling text, encodings, and special characters.
Capire le codifiche e Unicode
Esplora le complessità delle codifiche e Unicode, fornendo una comprensione approfondita dei sistemi di rappresentazione dei caratteri e della loro importanza nello sviluppo software.
Entendiendo Unicode
Explicación detallada de Unicode, codificaciones y caracteres, con ejemplos prácticos y reglas de oro para su uso efectivo en programación.
Entendiendo Unicode
Explicación detallada de Unicode, codificaciones y su implementación en Python, con énfasis en buenas prácticas y funciones útiles para el manejo eficiente de caracteres.
A Python for Future Generations
Explore Python's evolution, interpreter challenges, and potential future improvements, drawing insights from JavaScript and Rust ecosystems to enhance language design and functionality.
Revenge - The SQL
Discover humorous and creative SQL techniques to enforce best practices, prevent errors, and maintain control over your database environment. Learn unconventional methods to address common DBA challenges.
Mastering TextKit
Explore rich text handling in Apple's OS, covering fonts, characters, glyphs, and complex layouts. Learn to master TextKit for improved text management in iOS/OS X development.
Strings Seven Ways
Explore seven diverse approaches to understanding and working with strings in Swift, from Unicode characters to typographic content, enhancing your string manipulation skills.
CL Eye Catching User Interfaces
Learn to create interactive, visually appealing command-line interfaces using advanced techniques like progress bars, color, mouse input, and animated graphics across different operating systems and terminals.
Reimplement RegExp in JavaScript
Explore reimplementing RegExp in JavaScript for easier debugging and visualization, including parser generation, backtracking, and JIT compilation techniques.
Bulletproof Icon Fonts
Learn techniques for implementing robust icon fonts, ensuring optimal display across browsers and handling scenarios where fonts fail to load.