DIP76: Autodecode Should Not Throw

[H. S. Teoh via Digitalmars-d]

On Tue, Apr 07, 2015 at 09:10:32AM +0000, Vladimir Panteleev via Digitalmars-d wrote:
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> I think the correct solution to that is to kill auto-decoding :) Then
> all decoding is explicit, and since it is explicit, it is trivial to
> allow specifying the desired behavior upon encountering invalid UTF-8.

I used to be pro-autodecoding... nowadays, I'm starting to lean towards
killing it. This is another nail in the coffin.


T

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