Re: Need some ammunition (Procedures vs. Sub-routines) -- RPG400-L

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Subject: Re: Need some ammunition (Procedures vs. Sub-routines)
From: Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2013 10:24:14 -0500
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Interestingly that was the first design for what ended up as subprocedures.

On 2013-12-27, at 4:22 PM, Charles Brewster <charles.m.brewster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

... I have to say it....

It's Simple. Don't call them Procedures....
Explain that IBM has a new kind of subroutine that you can pass parameters
to....
Refer to them as "Parameter Subroutines" or maybe "Psubroutiners".

Jon Paris

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