[Info-vax] Which programming language would you like to see officially supported on VMS ?

[Jan-Erik Söderholm]

Den 2020-03-04 kl. 17:59, skrev Roy Omond:
> On 04/03/2020 16:50, Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
>> Den 2020-03-04 kl. 15:16, skrev Scott Dorsey:
>>> =?UTF-8?Q?Arne_Vajh=c3=b8j?=  <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>>>> On 3/3/2020 10:32 AM, Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
>>>>> But yes, different countries also have different development levels.
>>>>> Some still uses "cheques" as payment. Not seen one in 20 years
>>>>
>>>> Still very widely used in the US. I never had a check book in Denmark -
>>>> I had to get one in the US.
>>>
>>> Europeans use EFTs for the stuff that Americans use checks for.  EFTs are
>>> very cheap and effective in the European banking system, while being very
>>> problematic and expensive in the US.
>>> --scott
>>>
>>
>> What is "EFT". Google did not return any obvious explanation.
> 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_funds_transfer
> 
> "EFT transactions are known by a number of names across countries and 
> different payment systems. For example, in the United States, they may be 
> referred to as "electronic checks" or "e-checks". In the United Kingdom, 
> the term "bank transfer" and "bank payment" are used, while in several 
> other European countries "giro transfer" is the common term."

Ah, right. A simple transfer from one account to another? That I can do
directly from my online bank. And there is no fee in that. If it is within
the same bank it is instantly, to another bank it can be over-night.

A “giro payment” is a little different. It is a common numbering system
(usually a 9999-9999 format) that is coupled in the background to an
bank account. Usually utility bills or other invoices. No fees if done
in the online bank, fees apply if done IRL at an bank office.

But a straight account-to-account transfer is much simpler. Just give me
your bank name and your account number and I’ll make the transfer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant_payment

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swish_(payment)