Re: [Prothon-dev] Implement universal types?

We need to move this to prothon-user since we've decided hypothetical
discussions belong there.

> a single decimal type would be great idea

Very interesting.  I'd have to think about that and read the discussion on
the PEP.  Right now we have 64-bit ints and 64-bit floats, which together
cover things pretty nicely.  I have Longs covered in the syntax, waiting for
someone to implement the module, if they desire, but I don't really see any
need for Long with 64-bit Ints around.

>  Better to implement unicode from the start? (like java)

I definitely want to do this, but I've seen lots of threads on the Python
mailing list where experts discuss unicode and other issues in this area and
I fear I'm not knowledgable enough to know how to do it right.  Apprently
even Java didn't get it quite right.  I'm hoping someone who is an expert
will chime in.  If no one does soon, I'll go back to those discussions, find
the expert's email addresses, and beg them for help.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mukhsein Johari" <[email protected]>
To: "Prothon-dev" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 10:25 PM
Subject: [Prothon-dev] Implement universal types?


> Hello,
>
> Just joined ML after reading up on prothon and
> prototype-based programming. I'm a long time python
> user but I decided to join because this new language
> looks quite exciting.
>
> There is a PEP to add/replace long, int, and float,
> long with a single decimal type with bounded precision
> and floating point.
>
> http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0327.html
>
> Even though from a language implementation point of
> view it might be tough, I think that from a prothon
> user point of view, a single decimal type would be
> great idea - together with the . (what about complex
> type?)
>
> Also, the question of text / strings. Better to
> implement unicode from the start? (like java)
>
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