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Subject: Re: A Suggestion For Adding Function Pointers To REXX
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Date: 15 Jan 90 23:06:56 GMT
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Ummm, I don't think that using & is such a good idea.  One reason is that
IBM's EXEC and EXEC2 languages required you to use &'s in front
of variable names.  It was messy.  REXX was a vast improvement on the EXEC 
languages and the fact that you didn't have to use &'s was one of the reasons
it became such a success.  However, the need for pointers, or a pointer 
substitute is a good idea.

Ignacio Valdes