Modern text editors already allow you to read unicode, but my keyboard doesn't allow me to write unicode easily. However, the given .. where construct really excites me! Finally a real switch, and it will be much more powerful than any other language's switch.

Our version of Rational Clearcase still uses Perl4 for scripting and it was only installed 3 years ago, when Perl was reaching version 5.6 (I think). Plus I would like to put 5.8 onto the HP-UX 10.2 boxen I work with, but 5.004 is what the code was originally written with and I don't want to mess with it too much. (Not that I haven't messed it up already :)

How can you feel when you're made of steel? I am made of steel. I am the Robot Tourist.
Robot Tourist, by Ten Benson

In reply to Re^3: Worth still to learn perl 5? by robot_tourist
in thread Worth still to learn perl 5? by Mr. Lee

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