What would it take for IBM to Open Source the Windows and Linux version
of PL/I and PL/X?
Why? To potentially make the Internet faster and safer. How?
We know that C searches for a byte with a binary zero to find how long a
string is. This takes time. And then it take time to copy a string
elsewhere, especially if it is done a byte at a time (often true,
depending on the C compiler - some do a word at a time).
PL/I, Pascal and even Assembler know how long a string is. They don't
have to waste cycle looking for the length of a string. Most of the
time, they know how long the receiving string is, and won't go past the
end, as C will.
IBM still has the "authority" to do this. And it morally should.
Just do it, IBM. Help save the planet.
Clem Clarke
Wayne Bickerdike wrote:
So many acronyms.
I've Been Married
I've Been Moved
It's Better Manual
I Broke Microcode
etc..
On Mon, Oct 2, 2023 at 4:17 AM David Spiegel <
00000468385049d1-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote:
Hi Peter,
I was generalizing the problem. Allowing access to PL/xxxx wouyld also
solve the lack of PDFs.
This reminds me of a joke.
Q: What does IBM Stand for?
A: Ich Bin M'shugoh
Regards,
David
On 2023-09-30 08:18, Peter Relson wrote:
There is another solution
What are you thinking the "problem" is for which you mention a
"solution"? The first post I saw was asking about PDF's, not about access
to PL/X. Was there a post that did not show up in the daily digest? The
"access-to-PL/X ship" sailed long ago.
Peter Relson
z/OS Core Technology Design
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