> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ed Gould > Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 3:37 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Performance : COBOL trounces C / C++? <snip> > IBM (lately meaning the last 10 years or so) some of their > compilers & > run Time) have been spectacullary bad. (LE as an example took > 10 or so > releases before they are close. I would not expect a newer > language to > be much better. > > COBOL has had quite a few different names & releases. > > The PC weenies (IMO) have taken over the and run it like MS. > They don't > seem to care about the poor end users anymore. > > So anything that is bad you will have to complain about quite > loudly at > SHARE . Don't count on it though but it wouldn't hurt. > > Ed
Another possibility is "poorly" coded C. I've seen too many programs from the "old days" which use a C coded loop to move data, one byte at a time, from one variable to another: char var1[100], var2[100]; char *in, *out; in=var1; out=var2; for (;*in;out++=in++); This works OK on an Intel PC. IIRC, it was the ONLY way to do it on the PDP boxes. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its' content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
