Why UTF-8/16 character encodings?

[monarch_dodra]

On Thursday, 30 May 2013 at 13:12:17 UTC, Entry wrote:
> On Thursday, 30 May 2013 at 09:29:43 UTC, monarch_dodra wrote:
>> On Thursday, 30 May 2013 at 08:32:01 UTC, Entry wrote:
>>> On Wednesday, 29 May 2013 at 23:57:01 UTC, Peter Williams 
>>> wrote:
>>>> On 30/05/13 08:40, Entry wrote:
>>>>> My personal opinion is that code should only be in English.
>>>>
>>>> But why would you want to impose this restriction on others?
>>>>
>>>> Peter
>>>
>>> I wouldn't say impose. I'd say that programming in a unified 
>>> language (D) should not be sabotaged by comments and variable 
>>> names in various human languages (Swedish, Russian), but be 
>>> accompanied by a similarly 'unified' language that we all 
>>> know - English. It is only my opinion though and I wouldn't 
>>> force it upon anyone.
>>
>> But programming IS a human tool, and thus, subject to human 
>> language.
>>
>> Also, I don't see how a programming language is any more 
>> unified than, say, a library.
>>
>> While you wouldn't force it on anyone, would it also be your 
>> opinion that putting a French book in a french library be a 
>> sabotage of the world's librarial institutions?
>
> What a way to attack a straw-man and completely miss the point 
> at the same time.

Fine.

In that case, I'll retort by saying that you use of the 'unified' 
is intentionally loaded to favor your stance.

My retort was not correctly expressed, but I don't see how D is 
"unified". I thought it was just a tool to create programs.