Yes indeed "PL/I is the only language you'll ever need" - other than assembler and machine code. It was initially called Fortran VI (1962), then NPL, then eventually PL/I (with the "/" borrowed from OS/360 and the Roman "I" from Fortran VI.) It combined the numerical and formula processings of Fortran IV with the I/O file processing of COBOL - to meet the requirements of both the Guide (COBOL) and Share (Fortran) groups in 1964. PL/I is second only to assembler in systems programming.
On 19/12/2021 13:54, Paul Gilmartin wrote: > On Sun, 19 Dec 2021 09:40:50 -0400, René Jansen wrote: > >> My impression is that this sudden ‘article’ is linked to this ‘modernise the >> mainframe’ effort. ... >> > Is it still true that "PL/I is the only language you'll ever need!"? > > -- gil > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > . > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
