On Wed, 1 Jul 2020 21:43:42 +0000, Seymour J Metz wrote: >Comfort isn't the only issue. When they change the law such that the code no >longer complies, then you have to bite the bullet and update it? Lost the >source code? There could be legal consequences. YMMV. > For such reasons, programmers should always regression test with a new compiler, Runtime, OS, hardware, ... before the previous one becomes unavailable.
>There used to be an operating system with no support for running from an >object deck; the compilers were fast enough that it wasn't an issue. I >sometimes think they had the right idea. > NCAR wrote a custom OS for their CDC 6600, optimized for scientific computation, and initially supported no object decks. I believe they relented after a while. OTOH, ANL/UIUC set a strict time limit on jobs that did *any* compilation whatver, deeming them development rather than production. >________________________________________ >From: Frank Swarbrick >Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2020 2:57 PM > >I can't imagine being comfortable writing new code, at least, for a compiler >that has not been updated in 35 years, but maybe that's just me. 🙂 -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
