n unfair expectation on extension writers. So, we generally avoid Unicode.</p>
        <p>Instead, weeWX mostly uses regular strings, with any non-ASCII characters encoded as UTF-8. </p>
        <p>An exception to this general rule is the image generator, which holds labels internally in Unicode, because
            that is the encoding expected by most fonts.</p>
        <p>The document <i><a
                href="https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2003/10/08/the-absolute-minimum-every-software-developer-absol