I find them far more irritating than useful.
> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List [mailto:ASSEMBLER- > l...@listserv.uga.edu] On Behalf Of John McKown > Sent: Monday, December 11, 2017 5:53 AM > To: ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU > Subject: Any real need for sequence numbers in 73-80 any more? > > I know that in the past, they were handy for when you dropped your deck of > physical cards. And if guess that they can still be handy if you distribute > source modifications in a format suitable for processing by IEBUPDTE, like > IBM does at times. > > But I'm having trouble figuring out why I would want to do this with my own > code. The reason I'm even considering stopping is because I really prefer to > keep my HLASM code in a UNIX directory rather than a PDS. > > -- > I have a theory that it's impossible to prove anything, but I can't prove it. > > Maranatha! <>< > John McKown
