" Although I reference APL in a previous message, my favorite language back in college was PL/I. I haven't seen either language since. My favorite language under MS-DOS was Turbo Pascal. I don't really have a favorite any more because I'm being phased out along with z/OS (supposedly by the end of this year, but I've not seen anything detailed yet -- guess I'm not important enough to keep informed)."
They said that before! <G> -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of John McKown Sent: Monday, March 30, 2020 6:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: strange python announcement [CAUTION: This Email is from outside the Organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you trust the sender.] On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 10:03 PM Wayne Bickerdike <[email protected]> wrote: > I will try Python, not unlike its superior language PL/I. <smirk>. I > can handle the poorer syntax (just). > Although I reference APL in a previous message, my favorite language back in college was PL/I. I haven't seen either language since. My favorite language under MS-DOS was Turbo Pascal. I don't really have a favorite any more because I'm being phased out along with z/OS (supposedly by the end of this year, but I've not seen anything detailed yet -- guess I'm not important enough to keep informed). I am familiar with Python. Along with PERL, Java, REXX, COBOL, HLASM, Bash scripting, awk and likely a few others that aren't coming to mind. I try to use whatever language is easiest, IMO, depending on the problem. I use awk quite a lot on z/OS to read a file and create control cards for utilities. -- People in sleeping bags are the soft tacos of the bear world. Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ::DISCLAIMER:: ________________________________ The contents of this e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only. E-mail transmission is not guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or may contain viruses in transmission. The e mail and its contents (with or without referred errors) shall therefore not attach any liability on the originator or HCL or its affiliates. Views or opinions, if any, presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of HCL or its affiliates. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and / or publication of this message without the prior written consent of authorized representative of HCL is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify the sender immediately. Before opening any email and/or attachments, please check them for viruses and other defects. ________________________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
