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by wmf 5717 days ago
I see why that's a problem for domain names, but not for programming languages. You just define that one character has meaning and all its homoglyphs are syntax errors (even in identifier names).
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But what characters are homoglyphs are determined by your choice of typeface.
Introduce a library or something written by someone else that tries to use clever and cute Unicode names, and imagine debugging that.