2010-01-15

5 ways to start a war on a mainframe forum

  1. Use the acronym "USS" to refer to z/OS Unix features.
  2. Propose the elimination of the 100 byte limit on PARM length in JCL.
  3. Complain about the limitations on the use of System Symbols in JCL.
  4. In a COBOL forum, declare that coding is Paragraphs is better than coding in Sections.   Or vice-versa.
  5. Praise Oracle on a DB2 forum.
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