As an example, the following snippet (with {U+NNNN} replaced with the Unicode codepoint NNNN):

if access_level != "user{U+202E} {U+2066}// Check if admin{U+2069} {U+2066}" {

...would be rendered by bidirectional-aware tools as:

if access_level != "user" { // Check if admin

Unicode problem in Windows 11

Posted on 2021-10-12 [Tuesday] by Jay Jay

Today via Slashdot: Microsoft Warns of New Windows 11 Problems With Apps Using Unusual Registry Keys.

Unicode 14.0.0

Posted on 2021-09-16 [Thursday] by Jay Jay

So Unicode 14.0.0 is out.

Unicode Normalization FAQ

Posted on 2021-08-27 [Friday] by Jay Jay

Some good info over in the Unicode Normalization FAQ.

Unicode Regular Expressions

Posted on 2021-05-27 [Thursday] by Jay Jay

Found some good info on Unicode in regular expressions: Unicode Regular Expressions. Particularly some good doco about Unicode Categories and how to indicate them in regular expressions.

Best Unicode Fonts for Programmer

Posted on 2021-05-11 [Tuesday] by Jay Jay

So today I went looking for a font to replace ‘Inconsolata 14’ in my NetBeans IDE because it wasn’t supporting Unicode and I found Best Unicode Fonts for Programmer which lead me to DejaVu Sans Mono.

While I was at it I changed my Konversation font from Ubuntu Mono 12 to DejaVu Sans Mono too.

My friends on #lobsters also recommended:

Monaco (Apple font)
JetBrains Mono
Fira Mono (13pt)
Hack
IBM Plex Mono