> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Marchant > Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 2:34 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Latest Principles of Operation <snip> > > That wasn't a complaint. Actually, I do like it, even though > it makes being an > Assembler programmer more challenging. It's one of the many > details about > this platform that I find to be very impressive. > > -- > Tom Marchant
Perhaps to you, but not true in general according to one article. Paraphrasing: Having so many instructions will simply confuse the programmer! Better to have "one, true way" than many. http://www.oreillynet.com/onlamp/blog/2007/04/the_virtues_of_monoculture .html This article is basically about why Microsoft is better than Linux in some ways. Linux has too many competing ways to do something whereas Microsoft is usually monolithic. And "lack of choice" is superior because choice leads to confusion. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing 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
