Punycode: My New Favorite Algorithm - Ian Duncan
www.iankduncan.com
A deep dive into how Punycode works, and why I think it's so neat.

Found this interesting… Ever wondered why a domain like xn–bcher-caf-j4a4r looks how it looks and how that notation allows representing unicode characters?

  • Kairos@lemmy.todayEnglish
    81·
    1 month ago

    What makes it particularly elegant is that it does this without any shared state between encoder and decoder. The adaptation is purely a deterministic function of the encoded data itself

    Also known as the only way such a thing can work…