> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ed Gould > Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 4:45 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: What's a programming language > > > On Oct 10, 2006, at 2:36 PM, Lindy Mayfield wrote: > > > For me JCL isn't really so bad. Personally, IMHO, etc, etc, I > > really do like working with something that has been evolved and > > gotten better over the past 40 or so years. You can still easily > > see the history in all of it. I love the fact that they say you > > can run the first 360 program on today's biggest and baddest > > zSeries box. > > except for ISAM... but then who cares:) > > Ed
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