Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Heretic alert: I really detest TSO REXX (the language)

2018-05-15 Thread Seymour J Metz
1...@comcast.net> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2018 10:09 AM To: IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Heretic alert: I really detest TSO REXX (the language) > On May 15, 2018, at 8:34 AM, Dyck, Lionel B. (TRA) <lionel.d...@va.gov> wrote: > > While I agree t

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Heretic alert: I really detest TSO REXX (the language)

2018-05-15 Thread Chris Hoelscher
Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Gord Tomlin Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2018 10:29 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] [EXTERNAL] Re: Heretic alert: I really detest TSO REXX (the language) On 2018-05-15 10:09, Edward Gould wrote: > I agree pre

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Heretic alert: I really detest TSO REXX (the language)

2018-05-15 Thread Gord Tomlin
On 2018-05-15 10:09, Edward Gould wrote: I agree pretty much with you, if there are only two options (CLIST & Rexx) which would you choose? If the choice was CLIST, I'd be starting a thread, "Heretic alert: I really detest TSO CLIST (the language)" -- Regards, Gord Tomlin Action Software

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Heretic alert: I really detest TSO REXX (the language)

2018-05-15 Thread Dyck, Lionel B. (TRA)
AIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Edward Gould Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2018 9:09 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Heretic alert: I really detest TSO REXX (the language) > On May 15, 2018, at 8:34 AM, Dyck, Lionel B. (TRA) <lionel.d...@va.gov> wrote: > > While

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Heretic alert: I really detest TSO REXX (the language)

2018-05-15 Thread Edward Gould
> On May 15, 2018, at 8:34 AM, Dyck, Lionel B. (TRA) wrote: > > While I agree that REXX is more appropriate for smaller projects - there are > tradeoffs. If an application is going to be used frequently (100's of times > per day) and performance is important then don't use

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Heretic alert: I really detest TSO REXX (the language)

2018-05-15 Thread Dyck, Lionel B. (TRA)
ect: [EXTERNAL] Re: Heretic alert: I really detest TSO REXX (the language) I am definitely a Rexx fan but I have to agree that the necessity for hacks like these does not speak well for the language. While one can write 40,000 line applications in Rexx -- pretty amazing for what is basically a .BAT f

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Heretic alert: I really detest TSO REXX (the language)

2018-05-11 Thread Dyck, Lionel B. (TRA)
ion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirk Wolf Sent: Friday, May 11, 2018 2:02 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Heretic alert: I really detest TSO REXX (the language) It would be nice to have a choice of scripting languages like on other platforms. Is