Re: [boost] [General] Always treat std::strings as UTF-8

Subject: Re: [boost] [General] Always treat std::strings as UTF-8
From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-01-14 10:07:20

Alexander Lamaison wrote:
> I'm opposed to this strategy simply because it differs from the way 
> existing libraries treat narrow strings.

It differs from them because it's right, and existing libraries are wrong. 
Unfortunately, they'll continue being wrong for a long time, because of this 
same argument.