On Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 8:10 AM, David Crayford <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 11/04/2017 9:01 PM, John McKown wrote: > >> http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ >> ssi/rep_ca/6/897/ENUS217-186/index.html&request_locale=en >> >> Just looks like it is announcing that z/OS PL/I 5.1 (and above?) will go >> with the new "continuous delivery" that IBM is embracing instead of period >> new releases. >> > > Is it a good thing or a bad thing? All the major vendors have done the > same, MacOS, Windows etc. Not to mention the evergreen browsers. That can > be a very good thing > because you get automatic updates which developers can leverage to roll > out great new stuff. > > For mainframes it's a huge paradigm shift. Mainframe customers value > stability and like to test on version boundaries. It will interesting to > see how this pans out. > ​Why am I shuddering​ and thinking "shades of JES2 level set PTFs"? Of course, nothing will heal the scars from DF/EF. -- "Irrigation of the land with seawater desalinated by fusion power is ancient. It's called 'rain'." -- Michael McClary, in alt.fusion Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
