On Sunday 14 August 2005 11:46 am, Greg Hill wrote: > (someone correct > me if I'm wrong about that, but there is a utf8 module, and supposedly > it lets you code in unicode, from my understanding).
The UTF8 in perl5 doesn't provide *that* functionality. Perl5 does have some modules allowing for you to program in other languages, but you need a module for each specific language. And currently Damian (who created them) has only done a couple of languages, and those only because they stressed the extreme langauge requirements out there, Klingon and Latin. He specifically chose them because of their diverse requirements, and because nobody would use them yet. However if you hear his talk on them, or look at them you start to understand how powerful the concept is. This goes doubly for those who are native to other languages. Ever tried that? I know on the mission I did "Portuguese VB script" (because it was all I had). It's a bastardized mix, where certain keywords had a direct translation to PT, but not all of them. And even when translated, they made no sense because nothing around them was translated, and was in the incorrect form. Compare that to perl 6 where you'll natively be able to program in your language (Just like we English natives have gotten used to). It's a great boost for them. -- Jayce^
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