[Oorexx-devel] ANSI Rexx API

2012-06-11 Thread David Ashley
Ok, I am going to stick my neck WWAYY out and put my US 2 cents worth in for any one to flame who want to. Be warned, All return flames will be ignored by me as this is my opinion. I have been writing Rexx extension libraries since 1990 on multiple platforms like OS/2, Windows, Linux, etc.

Re: [Oorexx-devel] ANSI Rexx API

2012-06-11 Thread Rick McGuire
You're not going to get any argument from me...and I'm largely the idiot responsible for the thing in the first place, with certain aspects of it dictated by the OS/2 system folks. In addition, the large dependence on the OS/2 type definitions was a huge mistake for any platform other than OS/2.

Re: [Oorexx-devel] ANSI Rexx API

2012-06-11 Thread Michael Lueck
David Ashley wrote: Ok, I am going to stick my neck WWAYY out and put my US 2 cents worth in for any one to flame who want to. ROTFLOL! These four items are my pet peeves with the ANSI Rexx API Standard. If ever an API should have been redone a long time ago this one would be my top

Re: [Oorexx-devel] ANSI Rexx API

2012-06-11 Thread Chip Davis
On 6/11/2012 10:06 PM Michael Lueck said: David Ashley wrote: The real problem here is that no one has stood up and cried foul and even if they did there is no active Rexx community who would/could create/approve a new standard. Comes to mind one person who presented at RexxLA 10'ish years