My previous comment about "more recently (a few decades perhaps)" seems to have triggered some thoughts among various responders. I can definitely say that any programming I accomplished that involved using a keypunch for input does not qualify as "recent"! (My "older" experience (1620, 1410, 7040, etc, etc) is definitely not recent in my thoughts! Even more modern terminals, such as 2260s, are not quite in the "recent" category. Nevertheless, I do believe that using lower case can, as a minimum, make comments more readable. And I do recognize that more "modern" technology (such as UNIX and all the things it has spawned) seems to depend on lower case to the extent that upper case usage appears almost incorrect. And, yes, I do believe that relegating keypunches to "ancient history" was a good move. A nice, simple 3270 emulator on a basic PC is definitely an improvement! Should JCL accept lower case? IMHO, that is a more complex issue than one might first expect -- especially in "production" situations.
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