Well require is a bit excessive, but it certainly allows and recommends one.
Utf8 does not need one because the code units are bytes, so bytes order is not a concern.
Exchanging utf32 is pretty rare though, and as long as you don’t move anything between machines bytes order is not an issue.
Well require is a bit excessive, but it certainly allows and recommends one.
Utf8 does not need one because the code units are bytes, so bytes order is not a concern.
Exchanging utf32 is pretty rare though, and as long as you don’t move anything between machines bytes order is not an issue.