The Case Against Autodecode

[Andrei Alexandrescu via Digitalmars-d]

On 05/31/2016 03:32 PM, H. S. Teoh via Digitalmars-d wrote:
> Let's put the question this way. Given the following string, what do
> *you*  think walkLength should return?
>
> 	şŭt̥ḛ́k̠

The number of code units in the string. That's the contract promised and 
honored by Phobos. -- Andrei