[Info-vax] Teaching, was: Re: Any stronger versions of the LMF planned ?

[Craig A. Berry]

On 8/12/21 9:28 AM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 8/12/2021 8:15 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>> On 2021-08-12, Lawrence D?Oliveiro <lawrencedo99 at gmail.com> wrote:

>> How well do these languages handle decimal data ?
> 
> Python fine.
> 
> PHP will require an external library but such exist.
> 
> I don't know about Perl.

There are libraries that do it, but they aren't fast.  There is a recent
proposal to add it natively to the core language:

<https://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters/2021/08/msg261129.html>

Whether, how, or when that might get implemented is up for grabs.