Today were going to talk about a standard that you might not have heard of before but trust us, it’s worth knowing. We’re talking about ISO/IEC 8859 character sets!

Now, if you’re like most people in the coding world, your first reaction is probably something along the lines of “Who cares about that old standard? It’s outdated and irrelevant!” And to be fair, we get it. After all, there are so many newer and more popular standards out there these days why bother with ISO/IEC 8859?

Well, for starters, let’s talk a little bit about what ISO/IEC 8859 actually is. Essentially, it’s a series of character sets that were developed back in the day when computers didn’t have as many resources to work with (like memory and processing power). These character sets allowed for the use of additional symbols beyond those provided by ASCII which was pretty much all you had at the time.

So, why is ISO/IEC 8859 still relevant today? Well, there are a few reasons:

1) It’s widely supported across different platforms and systems. This means that if you need to work with legacy code or older software, chances are it will be compatible with ISO/IEC 8859 character sets.

2) It provides a consistent way of encoding characters for various languages beyond English. For example, ISO/IEC 8859-1 is commonly used in Europe to encode Latin alphabet characters, while ISO/IEC 8859-7 is often used in the Middle East and North Africa to encode Arabic script.

3) It’s a great way to learn about character encoding and how it works! By understanding the principles behind ISO/IEC 8859, you can better understand other more modern standards like UTF-8 or Unicode.

So, there you have it ISO/IEC 8859: The Most Unpopular Standard You’ve Never Heard Of! While it may not be the most exciting topic in coding, it’s definitely worth knowing if you want to work with legacy systems or understand how character encoding works. And hey, who knows? Maybe one day ISO/IEC 8859 will make a comeback and become as popular as some of the newer standards out there!

Later !