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0 pointsEvgeniuz6y ago0 comments

That's not always true. Reader may decide to not use ligatures and the code will appear as is for them. They're entirely optional.

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seemslegit6y ago

This means they need to be aware of this issue in the first place and is yet another side concern to bear in mind, so yeah - externalized cost.

true_religion6y ago

The reader uses their own font with or without ligatures. There is no cost.

seemslegit6y ago

Not really, too often on the web it is the font decided by the author or an intermediary - the above page is case in point or they wouldn't have been able to demonstrate it as I have never explicitly opted-in to ligatures at any point.

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seemslegit6y ago

This means they need to be aware of this issue in the first place and is yet another side concern to bear in mind, so yeah - externalized cost.

true_religion6y ago

The reader uses their own font with or without ligatures. There is no cost.

seemslegit6y ago

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