14 May
2009
14 May
'09
7:09 p.m.
1. The vast majority of characters (by frequency of use) are on the BMP. 2. For seamless integration with the majority of existing software with good Unicode support.
I don't find either of those claims very convincing. I hope that your library will not try to make UTF-16 some sort of default encoding, or otherwise give it special treatment.
Phil, I think each application needs to be assessed on its own merits. For example: For data storage on mainly ASCII text I use UTF-8. For text manipulation I often use UTF-16. For a Unicode text editor I use UTF-32. There is not a one size fits all. Yours, Graham