Ah, I just made the exact same point responding to this post... 😊 Sorry for adding 'noise' to the discussion.
Fred! -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Andrew Rowley Sent: woensdag 29 september 2021 03:07 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: PL/I vs. JCL On 29/09/2021 6:54 am, Bob Bridges wrote: > Purely by the way, but I've never really understood why so many REXX modules > I see start like this: > > /* REXX */ > /* Module: Name > Author: Bob Bridges the Magnificent > Purpose: Convert ANSI dates to internal format, or whatever. */ > > ...instead of something like this: > > /* This REXX converts ANSI dates to internal format, or whatever. */ > /* Module: Name > Author: Bob Bridges the Magnificent */ I guess the first looks like a statement with a purpose, the second looks like a comment that can be freely edited e.g. /* This program converts... Things may not be as obvious to newcomers as they are to those with more experience. -- Andrew Rowley Black Hill Software ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ----------------------------------------------------------------- ATTENTION: The information in this e-mail is confidential and only meant for the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, don't use or disclose it in any way. Please let the sender know and delete the message immediately. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
