Re: subroutines are bug factories was: Classic Traps -- I need your input!

On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 12:18 PM, Bob P. Roche <BRoche@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

But *PSSR is there to handle things that are unexpected. If an error is
possibly expected, definitely use MONITOR. I also don't see the problem
with *INZSR, why get rid of a subroutine, just because it s a

subroutine?

I agree there are times when *INZSR should not be used but just to

replace

it with a named procedure, just so you don't have a subroutine, I don't
see the point. procedures and subroutines both have their uses.

Bob,

I dont think I have written a subroutine in /free, ever. The problem with
subroutines is they require global variables. Globals are bugs waiting to
happen. They make code very difficult to read and modify.
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