I fine it interesting that a person by the name of Rex is bashing
CLIST. Yep....
And yes, I do write JCL from scratch (answer the next post)
because I right now, I'm working on migration code and need
examples of certain constructs so I can make sure the migration
code handles it correctly. Notice I did not say conversion (which
I used to do DOS to MVS up to VSE-ESA to z/OS 1.2).
Oh, I haven't had to deal with it for a while, but as I recall
there is a function that CLIST can do that REXX couldn't (well
back in the 1990s). I wonder if that is still true.
Back to enjoying this thread. :)
Steve Thompson
On 3/27/2023 4:17 PM, Pommier, Rex wrote:
Using my most basic definition of a computer language - it's a list of commands that can
be saved to run it multiple times just by invoking the list name, then both JCL and CLIST
are languages (as is HTML), and both have redeeming qualities. How many of you
(hypothetically) are running JCL "decks" (and I used that term on purpose) that
were first built on punch cards with little to no change since they were first built?
JOL anybody? I would say a redeeming value of JCL is that there's nothing out there to
easily replace it.
Same with CLISTs. Can you rewrite the CLIST in a newer language? Sure. Is it
worth it? Probably not. Thus its longevity is probably a redeeming quality.
I'll go back to my corner now. :-)
Rex
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<glaring at JCL> Maybe . . . 😊
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Is it OK to rag on languages with no redeeming qualities? <glares at CLIST>
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