On Sat, 16 Mar 2024, at 18:38, Jeremy Nicoll wrote: > On Fri, 15 Mar 2024, at 23:35, David Crayford wrote:
>> Working with REXX doesn't feel comfortable to me at all. I'm troubled >> by the fact that every function call carries a potential side effect. > > EVERY function call? Including calls of builtin functions? > > What do you mean? > > Is it a flaw in REXX implementation(s) or in language design? > > What makes the newer scripting languages unflawed? David, would you mind answering these questions? -- Jeremy Nicoll - my opinions are my own. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
