C trigraphs were created to solve this problem for ANSI C, although their late introduction and inconsistent implementation in compilers limited their use. Many programmers kept their computers on US-ASCII, so plain-text in Swedish, German etc. (for example, in e-mail or Usenet) contained "{, }" and similar variants in the middle of words, something those programmers got used to. For example, a Swedish programmer mailing another programmer asking if they should go for lunch, could get "N{ jag har sm|rg}sar." as the answer, which should be "Nä jag har smörgåsar." meaning "No I've got sandwiches."
C trigraphs were created to solve this problem for ANSI C , although their late introduction and inconsistent implementation in compilers limited their use . Many programmers kept their computers on US - ASCII , so plain - text in Swedish , German etc . ( for example , in e - mail or Usenet ) contained " { , } " and similar variants in the middle of words , something those programmers got used to . For example , a Swedish programmer mailing another programmer asking if they should go for lunch , could get " N { jag har sm|rg}sar . " as the answer , which should be " Nä jag har smörgåsar . " meaning " No I 've got sandwiches . "
Why was their use limited?
Why was their use limited ?
their late introduction and inconsistent implementation in compilers
their late introduction and inconsistent implementation in compilers