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Simple encoding function

A simple encoding function demonstration in several programming languages.

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So while I’m learning Haskell, I would try to write a simple encoding function then decode it back. Then add some more examples in other languages such as Scala, or Python.

Some explanations:

• ord function show us the offset of the character in Unicode
• chr function convert from offset to actually character
• The function take an offset integer, and the needed encode string to convert

Example running

ghci> encode 3 "I love you" 
"L#oryh#|rx"

Scala example