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Re: [IBMiOSS] OPS Version Information

On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 5:41 PM, Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Surely Rexx doesn’t require anything though Aaron? - I have always been
surprised that it is not used more for work like this. For production stuff
it can be a bit slow - but for installs and tools - more than good enough.


Jon Paris



​True that Rexx could probably work out of the box (though I am not sure if
it comes with the OS by default). These days I approach language selection
more like a manager than a language-lover. Specifically, I look for
languages that I believe are a good investment. Rexx seems like a poor
investment.​

Aaron Bartell
litmis.com - Services for open source on IBM i

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