Thanks Alex.
This is the first time in a mainframe forum that I have not been laughed
out for my remarks about mainframe languages.
I salute the members for their tolerance.
Alex deVries <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: Just stirring the pot
Ranga Nathan wrote:
> Just one feature....those who have tinkered with regex (it is even
called
> Perl5 style regular expressions) would know what can be accomplished in
> Perl. So much so I used it to create a tool to convert any text to XML.
>
> Perl allows you to mix OO and non-OO, unlike Java. If you want to do
> something quick (I know it usually grows into something significant!)
Perl
> is there to help. System programming, network programming, gluing
> different platforms...Perl has a cornucopia of code available from CPAN.
> These days, I search CPAN, download, glue and implement.
>
> I also want to investigate REXX. Any quick tutorial anywhere?
I have a semi-autographed copy of Phil Smith and Gabe Goldberg's REXX
book (but not in front of me, so I can't get you the ISBN), which is a
great read-it-on-the-plane book. It has a lot of idioms that'd take me
years to figure out.
But the index is a little rough. So for everyday reference, I use:
http://www.kilowattsoftware.com/tutorial/rexx/
- Alex
