Path: utzoo!attcan!lsuc!eci386!clewis
From: clewis@eci386.uucp (Chris Lewis)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.rexx
Subject: Re: UNIX REXX makes sense
Message-ID: <1989Jun13.153029.16442@eci386.uucp>
Date: 13 Jun 89 15:30:29 GMT
References: <7800001@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <4678@alvin.mcnc.org>
Reply-To: clewis@eci386.UUCP (Chris Lewis)
Organization: R. H. Lathwell Associates: Elegant Communications, Inc.
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In article <4678@alvin.mcnc.org> brooking@mcnc.org (James A. Brooking) writes:

>... And in fact, at least
>in a VM environment where the REXX interpreter is quite
>efficient, the prototype can become the production version
>with a clear conscience.

As another testimonial, I implemented *all*[1] of UNIX System V "make" 
(greatly extended from V7) in REX (on VM/SP) in 2-3 days in about 1000 
lines of code.  Ran quite fast.  Used by a number of people on the IBM
network.  Was more than slightly surprised at the power of REX and its
speed.

[1] With the exception of archive handling (I actually did implement it,
then discovered to my horror that TXTLIB's don't have dates) and SCCS
support.

PS: don't ask me for it - I don't work at IBM any longer and don't have 
the program anymore.  Sorry...
-- 
Chris Lewis, R.H. Lathwell & Associates: Elegant Communications Inc.
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