Fundamentals

• Unicode and Character Encoding: From ASCII to UTF-8 and Beyond · 2024-03-15

  A comprehensive guide to how computers represent text. Understand the evolution from ASCII through Unicode, the mechanics of UTF-8 encoding, and how to handle text correctly in modern software.

• Floating Point: How Computers Represent Real Numbers · 2023-02-08

  A deep exploration of IEEE 754 floating point representation, the mathematics behind binary fractions, precision limits, and the subtle bugs that can arise when working with real numbers in code.