I always thought it was really cool when I visited a creative website and saw that little ball following the mouse with a smooth, fluid movement. It looks simple, but behind it there is a pretty interesting technical implementation. In this article, we will analyze a code where I implemented a Mouse Follower on my website using React/Next.js and Tailwind CSS, and understand how it works step by step.
Why would anyone choose to use UTF-16? If it has the complexity of surrogate pairs and isn't ASCII-compatible, why have companies like Microsoft, Oracle, and Mozilla adopted it as the standard for their platforms?
Let's uncover the inner workings of UTF-16. But before diving into the technical explanation, think with me: if you were to design a system to encode Unicode in 16 bits, what immediate challenge would you face?
Before diving into the technical details of UTF-16, we need to take a step back and understand the fundamental problem that Unicode solves.
