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Fast UTF-8 validation

One of the most common "data type" in programming is the text string. When programmers think of a string, they imagine that they are dealing with a list or an array of characters. It is often a "good enough" approximation, but reality is more complex. The characters must be encoded into bits in some way. Most ……
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Oct 20, 2020Fast UTF-8 validation by ingve26684

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