From: Dmitrii Dimandt <dmitriid@...>
Date: 2006-06-28T16:19:34+09:00
Subject: Re: Unicode roadmap?

> On 28/06/06, Dmitrii Dimandt <dmitriid@gmail.com> wrote:
> > s = new String #=> unicode string
> > sj = new String(:encoding => 'jis')
> > scp =  new String(:encoding => 'CP1251')
> > sb = new String(:binary => true) #=> work as ByteArray
> > sbf = new String(:encoding => 'funny encoding', :binary => true) #=>
> > work as ByteArray
>
> I'm confused - I thought we were talking about Ruby! ;-)
>

:) Sorry. I currently have to work with C++, Ruby and PHP
simultaneously. It shows

I've come a cross a similar discussion on Unicode for Erlang. This
post in particular sums up some of the problems with Unicode:
    http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.erlang.general/16021

There is, in particular, nice info on how SWI Prolog handles Unicode
and what problems the have