Why does dart use utf-16?

Question

Dart

Hello.

Can you please tell me why Dart uses utf-16 and not utf-8? What do you need to know about this format when creating a project? Are there any pitfalls?

Thanks :)

Answer 1

As for me, utf-16 was chosen as a balance between size in bytes (utf-8) and performance (utf-32). It is faster than utf-8, but not as large as utf-32.
Also, Windows and some Linux OSes use utf-16 by default, and Dart wants to be a multi-platform development tool.
In development, this does not wag in any way, you can also use utf-8, usingdart:convert