I haven't tried to write anything in Rexx, let alone a TCP server. I'd probably be inclined to use Go for that, though.
JCL to Python: https://medium.com/theropod/the-journey-from-jcl-to-python-so-easy-even-an-old-mainframer-can-do-it-f088cc49366a On Thu, Mar 2, 2023 at 6:54 AM David Crayford <dcrayf...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 2/3/23 20:43, Jay Maynard wrote: > > "The mainframe needs to keep pace with the industry." > > > > I certainly hope that whatever the industry is doing that gets adapted to > > the mainframe does so much more cleanly than, say, Python... > > Like what? Have you ever tried to write a TCP server in REXX? > > > > The absolute abortion that is Python's idea of replacing JCL makes COBOL > look like APL. > > I haven't seen that. Can you post a link? > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 2, 2023 at 6:37 AM David Crayford <dcrayf...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> On 2/3/23 19:48, René Jansen wrote: > >>>> I think 99% of the folks on this forum want a language that can run in > >> a TSO/ISPF environment hosted in PDS data sets. Lua can do that and it's > >> orders of magnitudes faster then REXX with the advantage of package > >> management. The next gen guys don't use TSO/ISPF and they're going to > use > >> Python and couldn't give a hoot about NetRexx. > >>> NetRexx can and does, using the IBM jzos classes, which are delivered > >> with its JVM’s. > >> > >> Hmm, I don't think so. NetRexx programs can not reside in PDS data sets. > >> I don't get the point of NetRexx. > >> > >> > >>> They can do a lot more with conventional MVS than LUA, I am sure. > >> Don't agree. Lua4z has a heap of integrations including TSO/ISPF without > >> VDEFINE. And you can write packages and applications using PDS data > >> sets. REXX is impoverished in this respect and you can't share state or > >> data structures between modules. > >> > >> /https://lua4z.github.io/Lua4z//// > >> > >>> Not that anyone would do that, of course, being so much easier with > ISPF > >> and Rexx and their shared variable pool. I have built dialogs in COBOL > and > >> PL/1 but nothing beats Rexx for that, having not to VDEFINE everything > >> first. > >> > >> That's subjective. I find it much easier to write code in Lua. A > >> programming language that supports OO, meta-programming, functional > >> programming and co-routines with just 20 reserved words is a thing of > >> absolute beauty and a testament to the designers. REXX is a niche > >> language that's only used to any great extend on mainframes and it's > >> popularity is constantly eroding. The mainframe needs to keep pace with > >> the industry. > >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > >> send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > >> > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Jay Maynard ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
