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• Commented on The JVM *could* host a Perl implementation - and do it well!
  The JVM has been designed with statically typed languages in mind,the same goes for the CLR and that is why the DLR (build on top of CLR) came into existence;to cater for dynamic languages, as well as interoperate with the...
• Posted Learning Perl, 6th Edition book review most popular of 2011 to nikos

  The "Learning Perl, 6th edition" book review had the distinction of being iProgrammer's most popular review of 2011, between more than 250 reviews on a…

• Commented on MySQL vs PostgreSQL
  Can you give a short preview on the key points compared which will declare the winner?...
• Posted Perl's threading model,not that bad afterall to nikos

  I've been checking the latest developments in the new C++ standard, C++11, and noticed that it now has support for thread local storage.

  It adopts a "hybrid" approach; sharing by default but also using TLS slots for storing globals with thread scope
  This reminded me that the last .NE…

• Commented on New Beginning Perl book
  I find the idea of providing inside information on what is actually required by a Perl shop, quite refreshing. Perl can be applied to a vast array of subject areas and this would be invaluable for people who want to...
• Commented on A compelling reason for Perl6
  I think that there is a slow but growing shift from OOP to functional programming, and if Perl 6 can accommodate for it better than other languages, then it can get a good share of the market. Areas that the...
• Commented on What are your environment settings for Unicode?
  hi Brian, can you please confirm that you have received an email from me with a pdf attached ? thanks...
• Commented on What are your environment settings for Unicode?
  Hi Brian, are you going to cover the Win32 console and Unicode issues on Windows as well?...

Comment Threads

• Jason commented on What are your environment settings for Unicode?

  Markus Kuhn has an excellent resource on UTF-8 On POSIX-like systems:

  http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/unicode.html

  Included in that demo is

  http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/ucs/examples/UTF-8-demo.txt

  Which is a handy file to have around to test if your terminal is configured for UTF-8, and/or what fonts you are missing. Simply 'cat UTF-8-demo.txt' and you'll see quickly if your setup and good to go.

• brian d foy commented on What are your environment settings for Unicode?

  That's a great resource. Thanks! I found it especially interesting that UTF-8 was invented on a diner placemat and implemented in a day. Everyone else will have to read the docs to find out the details. :)

• initself commented on New Beginning Perl book

  s/quite/quiet/

• Ovid commented on New Beginning Perl book

  @initself: ooh, that's embarrassing. And in the first sentence, too :) (Fixed, though)

• JT Smith commented on MySQL vs PostgreSQL

  Audience applause will be the determining factor.