On Mon, 3 Aug 2009 14:46:34 -0500, Ron Wells wrote: >reason asking is Java pgm'r was curious as why Java did not have something >on the z/OS platform without the HFS/ZFS restriction(need).. > I'm trying to imagine the mind set of a Java programmer who perceives HFS/ZFS as a "restriction". This seems similar to a requirement to design a fish without the "restriction(need)" for water.
>From: >"McKown, John" <jmck...@healthmarkets.com> >Date: >08/03/2009 02:42 PM > >specialized class loader. The heart of loading a Java program is the class >loader. I can imagine a class loader which could load classes from a PDS. >One of the main problems would be the 8 character limit on member names in >a PDS. > Doesn't PDSE relax the 8 character limit somewhat (for aliases anyway)? But perhaps not enough for Java. <HIJACK> From the gossip about Java byte code, this might be strong motivation for RM=64. </HIJACK> -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
