IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> wrote on 11/06/2013 10:32:09 AM:
> From: Paul Gilmartin <[email protected]> > The "reverse logic of condition codes" probably was intuitive to an > assembler or FORTRAN programmer who thought of branching > around a statement. I remember first seeing CCs in 1966 while in graduate school in physics and thinking that somewhere there was a mathematician who understood this, but humans would never. My opinion has not changed in 47 years. A virtual beer to whoever thought up the JCL IF statement. ----------------------------------------- The information contained in this communication (including any attachments hereto) is confidential and is intended solely for the personal and confidential use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, dissemination, copying, or unauthorized use of this information, or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. Thank you ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
