Posts tagged "ascii"
Format Text as a Table | Senseful Solutions

Here’s a simple tool that let’s you format text as a table. Simply enter in tab-delimited text (e.g. by copying from Excel), then press “Create Table”.

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The Absolute Minimum Every Software Developer Absolutely, Positively Must Know About Unicode and Character Sets (No Excuses!) - Joel on Software

In this article I’ll fill you in on exactly what every working programmer should know. All that stuff about “plain text = ascii = characters are 8 bits” is not only wrong, it’s hopelessly wrong, and if you’re still programming that way, you’re not much better than a medical doctor who doesn’t believe in germs.

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A Character Encoding and Mapping Primer | danielmiessler.com

Encoding is simply the process of transforming information from one format into another. It’s not magic, it’s not hard, and having a good understanding of the topic will help you a lot in the IT field.

In this study piece I’ll be covering both the underlying concepts as well as providing a quick reference for the most commonly used standards.