> Why do we still have to name variables OmegaZero when our computers now know how to render 0x03a9+0x2080 properly?

Isn't this obvious? What keyboard has 'Ω' or '₀' easily accessible? I'd be pretty upset refactoring or reusing any code that forced me to copy-pasta or type some crazed key combination just to render a character. It might not look perfect, but the lowest common denominator (ASCII char set) for programming works because every keyboard layout on the planet can enter those characters in (mostly) one keystroke.

Am I missing the joke?