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		Pet_Ant on April 30, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: You can't just assume UTF-8 > Requiring a UTF-8 BOM just destroys the happy planned property that ASCII-is-UTF8. Why spoil that good work? So that you know you are dealing with UTF-8. Assuming ASCII only works if you are only dealing with English texts and data.

themerone on April 30, 2024 | [–]

The BOM only tells you that your are not dealing with ASCII. You could encounter anything after it.

remram on April 30, 2024 | [–]

Who is assuming ASCII?

bobmcnamara on April 30, 2024 | [–]

Much code incorrectly assumes that ASCII can be rendered in any code page.

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