But those risks aren't any worse with S-cons. As for time tested, isn't half a century long enough?
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf of Jon Perryman <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2025 6:07 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Is there an equivalent of an S-con for a long displacement? External Message: Use Caution On Thu, 12 Jun 2025 20:17:10 +0000, Seymour J Metz <[email protected]> wrote: >Maybe he understands that there are no risks in his use of S-cons. There are always risks unless this code is bulletproof and never has anyone else making changes that doesn't understand the nuances. Never assume someone will look at this through your eyes. The art of commenting code is dying. Most non-HLASM code comments summarize intent instead of the idea. I'm sure Binyamin could successfully convey that information but why not use a time-tested implementation that is known to work. One small mistake and others may struggle to understand the full design. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
