From: "John W. Kennedy" <jwkenne@attglobal.net>
Subject: Re: Shell Central
Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2002 14:39:08 -0400
Date: 2002-09-02T14:39:08-04:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3D73B04C.4030207@attglobal.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 3d72b4c2$1$fuzhry+tra$mr2ice@news.patriot.net
Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz wrote:
> No. The semantics of REXX are very different from those of PL/I, and
> trying to use it as if it were a simplified PL/I will lead to some
> nasty bugs. IMHO that was a mistake; it would have been better had
> they syntax been a lot different of the semantics a lot closer.
REXX was designed chiefly to be non-astonishing to non-programmers. The
PL/I similarities are no more significant than the similarities between
C and PERL.
--
John W. Kennedy
Those in the seat of power oft forget their failings and seek only the
obeisance of others! Thus is bad government born! Hold in your heart
that you and the people are one, human beings all, and good government
shall arise of its own accord! Such is the path of virtue!
-- Kazuo Koike, "Lone Wolf and Cub: Thirteen Strings" (tr. Dana Lewis)
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2002-08-30 13:41 ` Shell Central Christopher Browne
2002-08-30 17:35 ` John Brock
2002-08-30 20:42 ` Peter da Silva
2002-08-30 22:26 ` John Brock
2002-09-02 0:45 ` Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
2002-09-02 18:39 ` John W. Kennedy [this message]
2002-09-03 17:27 ` Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
2002-09-04 2:07 ` John Brock
2002-09-04 6:21 ` Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
2002-09-04 23:37 ` Peter Flass
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