> > > > And JCL would be where? I class that as the ultimate 'write only'
> > > > language.
> > >
> > > Ahh, JCL. *sigh* There's some memories.
> >
> > I haven't used JCL for several years, but I never had a
> > problem with it.
>
> There's nothing *wrong* with it per se. It's just a little arcane.
There are mainframe people at work that complain about JCL.
I keep telling them they have to quit thinking about JCL as
"something needed to run jobs" and to start think about JCL
as being a programming language with rules.
That makes it much easier to read, write, and debug JCL.
--
Eric Dittman
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Received on Thu Feb 28 2002 - 21:39:05 GMT