RE: binder language, binding directories, bind by copy/reference

["Simon Coulter" <shc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Jon,

You wrote:
>You should have seen the ILE Concepts Guide _before_ we beat it into
>submission!  It truly was completely incomprehensible in its original form.
>Even those of us who knew the subject matter could not make head or tale of
>it.  It could probably use a rewrite in the light of what we now know works
>and what doesn't in ILE, but I don't think it is that bad when coupled with
>(say) the RPG Redbook.

You did a good job with the Concepts Guide. It is one of the more readable 
manuals produced by IBM. If read with a thinking mind it is not too bad at all. 
It probably helps to have some exposure to other languages and environments but 
I tell my students it is quite easy to read and grasp the concepts.

Richard wrote:
>So, what happens if you change an existing subproc?  If you change the
>prototype, then obviously you'd need to recompile all programs that use
>that subproc.

There are rules which if followed can allow you to make transparent changes to 
procedure interfaces. Since Scott has done such good job so far of explaining 
these concepts I'll let him continue. If I think I can add something to what he 
says then I'll say more.

Regards,
Simon Coulter.
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