On Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:28:33 +0200 "R.S." <[email protected]> wrote:
:>W dniu 2011-07-12 21:36, Ted MacNEIL pisze: :>> I disagree. :>> JCL meets all criteria to be a programming language. :>> It doesn't do everything, but what language does? :>Watch the name: JOB CONTROL language. How many legs does a dog have, if you call a tail a leg? Four - just because you call a tail a leg does not make it a leg. :>In fact there is no big value in JCL classification, especially as there :>is no single exact definition of programming language. Last, but not :>least: let's imagine we would work out the classification. And ? :>> But, it is more complex than channel programmes, and they're considered a programming language. :>You compare "channel programs" to "programming language". Not to mention :>that "channel programs" are functionally similar to "SCSI commands". -- Binyamin Dissen <[email protected]> http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar & Grill - Israel Should you use the mailblocks package and expect a response from me, you should preauthorize the dissensoftware.com domain. I very rarely bother responding to challenge/response systems, especially those from irresponsible companies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
