The most important point is that Rexx can be compiled and hide the code when needed.
ITschak בתאריך שבת, 18 בדצמ׳ 2021 ב-20:17 מאת Mark Regan <[email protected]>: > Just FYI, if anyone doesn't know, the person who wrote this article is an > IBM employee, with almost 37 years with them. He is on LinkedIn at: > > https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankdegilio/ > > Regards, > > Mark Regan, K8MTR, EN80tg > CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1979 active; 1979-1991, reserves; including two > years with the Ohio Air National Guard) > Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 (z/OS Network Software Consultant) > Email: [email protected] > LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-t-regan > > > On Sat, Dec 18, 2021 at 11:41 AM Paul Gilmartin < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > On Sat, 18 Dec 2021 14:29:26 +0000, Colin Paice wrote: > > > > >Does Python have to run in Unix services? > > > > > Does ISPF have to run in TSO? > > > > Does a bear have to ...? > > > > What's a "scripting" language? < > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scripting_language> > > A scripting language or script language is a programming language > > for a runtime system that automates the execution of tasks that would > > otherwise be performed individually by a human operator. > > > > I think of the difference between a novel and a theatrical script. > > The former is a work of literary art; the latter a list of instructions > > for performers > > to present a dramatic work. > > > > Which languages primarily perform computations; which primarily control > > facilities of the underlying OS. > > > > Many articles stress the distinction between interpreted and compiled > > languages. I consider that an insignificant implementation detaiil > > > > >It should be possible to write some glue code so you can do things like > > >"ADDRESS LINKMVS ..." a > > > > > I forgot LINKMVS in my rhetoric below. Writing the glue is not trivial. > > > > > ... nd other facilities from Python. > > >I use both languages - for me it is horses for courses. > > > > > >On Sat, 18 Dec 2021 at 14:23, Paul Gilmartin wrote: > > > > > >> On Sat, 18 Dec 2021 08:32:11 -0500, Mark Regan wrote: > > >> > > > >> > > > https://medium.com/theropod/top-8-reasons-for-using-python-instead-of-rexx-for-z-os-a6b67f8210a6 > > >> > > > >> Does it support ADDRESS SYSCALL? > > >> > > >> Does it support ADDRESS ISREDIT? > > >> > > >> Does it support ADDRESS ISPF? > > >> > > >> Does it provide alternatives for many constructs where Rexx uses > > compound > > >> symbols? Not merely associative arrays but also related OS interfaces > > such > > >> as OUTTRAP? > > >> > > >> Does it support regular expressions? > > > > -- gil > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- ITschak Mugzach *|** IronSphere Platform* *|* *Information Security Continuous Monitoring for z/OS, x/Linux & IBM I **| z/VM coming soon * ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
