PL/X is a vaguely PL/I-like (I'm SURE someone will have to correct me on this) language that is used internally by IBM. Much of z/OS is written in PL/X. PL/X has systems programming features such as being able to drop into assembler. IBM has never released PL/X as a customer product but they have shipped the compiler at various times under limited circumstances - it was available to 3rd party developers for a while.
To see some PL/X, take a look at almost any of the OS macros. Roughly half the code is familiar assembly/macro language - the other half, the code that looks unfamiliar and PL/I-like, is PL/X. Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen M. Wiegand Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 7:48 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Wonder why IBM code quality is suffering? At 09:51 AM 03/26/2006, you wrote: >Take a look at this job posting. $35/hr for PLX programmers (for >the I/O subsystem, no less!). You gotta be kidding me. > Based on the description, this sounds like requiring a brain surgeon and paying them LPN wages! Anyway, what is PLX? Never heard of it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
