Jon wrote:MVS programmers are in awe when they hear about these Unix features and will quickly tell a Unix programmer they wish they had that (e.g. createfile).
So let me add my two cents to the discussion:In Unix (and Windows,) you have to know where is your file. In MVS, utilizing system catalog and farther, utilizing DFSMS you don't care. You basically say "System System on the wall, please bring me my file" and automagically, your file appears! (even if it was stored on a third level storage). You basically cannot implement that in Unix. When I explain that feature, slowly, verrrrrry slowly, so that the Unix programmer would understand the concept and than the idea would sink in and than he or she would have time to process, than they are in awe! I have more pet peeves but this is the one that I miss the most! Ze'ev Atlas
