[Info-vax] Notable VMS "feature"

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In article <c40a279d-9456-4fda-a300-5038aee90c2c at googlegroups.com>, John Reagan <xyzzy1959 at gmail.com> writes:
>On Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 8:11:16 AM UTC-5, Johnny Billquist wrote:
>> On 2016-01-27 15:11, Bob Koehler wrote:
>> > In article <>, George Cornelius <> writes:
>> >>
>> >> And I code that way in DCL. In Fortran, which is
>> >> a standards-based language, I have begun to think
>> >> that even if it is low bit only it is best to make
>> >> it explicit.
>> >
>> >     Why worry about generic Fortran standards when you're doing VMS spe=
>cific
>> >     code?  Using VMS specific Fotran details seems fitting.
>>=20
>> Readability for people who know Fortran, but might not know VMS specifics=
>?
>>=20
>
>I prefer comments also.
>
>Yes, at a VMS-specific call site ($QIOW, LIB$whatever, etc.), then yes, use=
> every extension you need (%LOC, etc.).  But stick to the standard elsewher=
>e to help isolate the platform code.  That is where macros, jacket routines=
>, even classes in object-oriented languages will help.

Are you giving classes in object-oriented languages? :P

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