Yep! In my earlier days as a programmer, I wondered why all win32 API functions have both the Ansi and Unicode versions? Isn't it a messy? At the end I realized it's a honorable effort to keep old Windows programs compatible.
On the other hand, few years ago, when Delphi the RAD development tool, introduced their new Unicode version, completely breaking backward-compatibility, by changing the literal string type from "Ansi string" to "Unicode String". I know many third party libraries were abandoned and many projects were prevented to upgrade. It's also a disaster to me...
On the other hand, few years ago, when Delphi the RAD development tool, introduced their new Unicode version, completely breaking backward-compatibility, by changing the literal string type from "Ansi string" to "Unicode String". I know many third party libraries were abandoned and many projects were prevented to upgrade. It's also a disaster to me...