Re: Java (Re: Some questions on SYSCALL

2022-07-14 Thread Rony G. Flatscher
Sorry for the late and brief comments (currently a little bit in "land-under-water" mode). On 11.07.2022 10:42, David Crayford wrote: On 10/07/2022 6:49 pm, Rony wrote:   Am 09.07.2022 um 03:15 schrieb David Crayford : On 8/07/2022 7:17 pm, Rony G. Flatscher wrote: On 07.07.2022 17:45,

Re: Java (Re: Some questions on SYSCALL

2022-07-11 Thread David Crayford
On 10/07/2022 6:49 pm, Rony wrote: Am 09.07.2022 um 03:15 schrieb David Crayford : On 8/07/2022 7:17 pm, Rony G. Flatscher wrote: On 07.07.2022 17:45, David Crayford wrote: On 7/07/2022 7:53 pm, Rony G. Flatscher wrote: On 06.07.2022 11:03, Seymour J Metz wrote: ... cut ... There is one

Re: Java (Re: Some questions on SYSCALL

2022-07-10 Thread Rony
> > Am 09.07.2022 um 06:31 schrieb David Crayford : > > On 8/07/2022 7:43 pm, Rony G. Flatscher wrote: >>> On 08.07.2022 03:38, David Crayford wrote: >>> On 7/07/2022 7:53 pm, Rony G. Flatscher wrote: > When I select a language for a job, one of the things that I look at is > the

Re: Java (Re: Some questions on SYSCALL

2022-07-10 Thread Rony
Am 09.07.2022 um 03:15 schrieb David Crayford : > > On 8/07/2022 7:17 pm, Rony G. Flatscher wrote: >>> On 07.07.2022 17:45, David Crayford wrote: >>> On 7/07/2022 7:53 pm, Rony G. Flatscher wrote: On 06.07.2022 11:03, Seymour J Metz wrote: >> ... cut ... There is one ecosystem

Re: Java (Re: Some questions on SYSCALL

2022-07-08 Thread David Crayford
On 8/07/2022 7:43 pm, Rony G. Flatscher wrote: On 08.07.2022 03:38, David Crayford wrote: On 7/07/2022 7:53 pm, Rony G. Flatscher wrote: When I select a language for a job, one of the things that I look at is the ecosystem. I prefer ooRexx to Perl, but I find myself using Perl for some tasks

Re: BSF? [was: RE: Java (Re: Some questions on SYSCALL)]

2022-07-08 Thread CM Poncelet
"TSO/E Version 2 Procedures Language MVS/REXX, SC28-1883-1"   "Stop disingenuously picking on him." Is that so?   The "SYSCALL" in REXX is an ADDRESS SYSCALL under the covers - similar to ADDRESS IPCS/MVS/TSO/ISREDIT or whatever other else. It is the "ADDRESS" that belongs in REXX. "SYSCALL" is a

Re: Java (Re: Some questions on SYSCALL

2022-07-08 Thread David Crayford
On 8/07/2022 7:17 pm, Rony G. Flatscher wrote: On 07.07.2022 17:45, David Crayford wrote: On 7/07/2022 7:53 pm, Rony G. Flatscher wrote: On 06.07.2022 11:03, Seymour J Metz wrote: ... cut ... There is one ecosystem that beats Perl, Python and practically any others: Java. For every problem

Re: Java (Re: Some questions on SYSCALL

2022-07-08 Thread Rony G. Flatscher
On 08.07.2022 03:38, David Crayford wrote: On 7/07/2022 7:53 pm, Rony G. Flatscher wrote: When I select a language for a job, one of the things that I look at is the ecosystem. I prefer ooRexx to Perl, but I find myself using Perl for some tasks because CPAN is an awesome resource. Python may

Re: Java (Re: Some questions on SYSCALL

2022-07-08 Thread Rony G. Flatscher
On 07.07.2022 17:45, David Crayford wrote: On 7/07/2022 7:53 pm, Rony G. Flatscher wrote: On 06.07.2022 11:03, Seymour J Metz wrote: ... cut ... There is one ecosystem that beats Perl, Python and practically any others: Java. For every problem domain, for new emerging technologies there are

Re: BSF? [was: RE: Java (Re: Some questions on SYSCALL)]

2022-07-07 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Fri, 8 Jul 2022 02:38:38 +0100, CM Poncelet wrote: >Without meaning to bump into what might be off topic, SYSCALL is >actually a CLIST instruction - not a REXX one (unless it's a case of >"nous avons changé tout ça") >  When Charles started this thread on June 28, he made it clear that he

Re: Java (Re: Some questions on SYSCALL

2022-07-07 Thread David Crayford
On 7/07/2022 7:53 pm, Rony G. Flatscher wrote: When I select a language for a job, one of the things that I look at is the ecosystem. I prefer ooRexx to Perl, but I find myself using Perl for some tasks because CPAN is an awesome resource. Python may not be the best language for the task at

Re: BSF? [was: RE: Java (Re: Some questions on SYSCALL)]

2022-07-07 Thread CM Poncelet
Without meaning to bump into what might be off topic, SYSCALL is actually a CLIST instruction - not a REXX one (unless it's a case of "nous avons changé tout ça")   E.g. HELP_SELECT: + SELECT ()    WHEN (UP) DO SET HPAN = - 1 *SYSCALL*

Re: BSF? [was: RE: Java (Re: Some questions on SYSCALL)]

2022-07-07 Thread Seymour J Metz
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Paul Gilmartin [042bfe9c879d-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu] Sent: Thursday, July 7, 2022 2:01 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: BSF? [was: RE: Java (Re: Some questions

Re: BSF? [was: RE: Java (Re: Some questions on SYSCALL)]

2022-07-07 Thread Paul Gilmartin
(This thread should move to comp.lang.advocacy.) On Thu, 7 Jul 2022 16:40:08 +, Farley, Peter x23353 wrote: >OK, I'll bite: What is BSF please? I do know of PCRE (though I really do not >like the Perl RE syntax, I prefer Posix/gawk RE syntax) but BSF is a new >acronym to me. > I try to

Re: BSF? [was: RE: Java (Re: Some questions on SYSCALL)]

2022-07-07 Thread Seymour J Metz
, Peter x23353 [031df298a9da-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu] Sent: Thursday, July 7, 2022 12:40 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: BSF? [was: RE: Java (Re: Some questions on SYSCALL)] OK, I'll bite: What is BSF please? I do know of PCRE (though I really do not like the Perl RE syntax, I prefer

BSF? [was: RE: Java (Re: Some questions on SYSCALL)]

2022-07-07 Thread Farley, Peter x23353
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Java (Re: Some questions on SYSCALL BSF has been available for a long time; why doesn't every Rexx programmer know about it and PCRE? Thanks for putting in the work. -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee

Re: Java (Re: Some questions on SYSCALL

2022-07-07 Thread David Crayford
On 7/07/2022 7:53 pm, Rony G. Flatscher wrote: On 06.07.2022 11:03, Seymour J Metz wrote: When I select a language for a job, one of the things that I look at is the ecosystem. I prefer ooRexx to Perl, but I find myself using Perl for some tasks because CPAN is an awesome resource. Python may

Re: Java (Re: Some questions on SYSCALL

2022-07-07 Thread Rony G. Flatscher
DU] on behalf of Rony G. Flatscher [rony.flatsc...@wu.ac.at] Sent: Thursday, July 7, 2022 7:53 AM To:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Java (Re: Some questions on SYSCALL On 06.07.2022 11:03, Seymour J Metz wrote: When I select a language for a job, one of the things that I look at is the ecosy

Re: Java (Re: Some questions on SYSCALL

2022-07-07 Thread Seymour J Metz
: Some questions on SYSCALL On 06.07.2022 11:03, Seymour J Metz wrote: > When I select a language for a job, one of the things that I look at is the > ecosystem. I prefer ooRexx to Perl, but I find myself using > Perl for some tasks because CPAN is an awesome resource. Python may not be &

Java (Re: Some questions on SYSCALL

2022-07-07 Thread Rony G. Flatscher
On 06.07.2022 11:03, Seymour J Metz wrote: When I select a language for a job, one of the things that I look at is the ecosystem. I prefer ooRexx to Perl, but I find myself using Perl for some tasks because CPAN is an awesome resource. Python may not be the best language for the task at hand,