Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2025 08:18:35 +0200
On 24.08.25 04:21, Thiago Macieira via Std-Proposals wrote:
> On Saturday, 23 August 2025 19:55:14 Central Daylight Time Tom Honermann
> wrote:
>> These all remain valid programming models and the right choice remains
>> dependent on project goals. The C++ ecosystem is not a monoculture.
>
> I'm sorry, but are they?
>
> Aside from the Windows 8-bit-is-ANSI case, are there any non-UTF8 environments
> where C++ is still relevant?
We have regular representation in SG16 for EBCDIC-based platforms.
I'm not aware of them phasing out their C++ support.
> Though it's entirely possible that Windows being still an exception renders my
> question moot and we must support arbitrary char encodings anyway.
Right.
Jens
> On Saturday, 23 August 2025 19:55:14 Central Daylight Time Tom Honermann
> wrote:
>> These all remain valid programming models and the right choice remains
>> dependent on project goals. The C++ ecosystem is not a monoculture.
>
> I'm sorry, but are they?
>
> Aside from the Windows 8-bit-is-ANSI case, are there any non-UTF8 environments
> where C++ is still relevant?
We have regular representation in SG16 for EBCDIC-based platforms.
I'm not aware of them phasing out their C++ support.
> Though it's entirely possible that Windows being still an exception renders my
> question moot and we must support arbitrary char encodings anyway.
Right.
Jens
Received on 2025-08-24 06:18:42