[Info-vax] Listeners in VMS Basic, was: Re: Integrity iLO Configuration?

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 7/1/21 8:12 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2021-06-30, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>> On 6/30/2021 1:54 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>>>
>>> I know, but if VMS Basic did, it would need comparable functionality
>>> and syntax.
>>>
>>> Based on his comments so far, good luck getting David to write code like
>>> that even if VMS Basic did support it... :-)
>>
>> I can't follow you.
>>
>> If VMS Basic supported that then I am pretty sure that David
>> would use the features.
>>
> 
> $ set response/mode=good_natured
> 
> Really Arne ?
> 
> Have you _seen_ David's responses whenever I have tried to introduce
> him to any of those newfangled (as he sees them :-)) programming
> concepts and techniques from the last 20 years ? :-)
> 
> For David, if it worked 30 years ago, then its good enough for today. :-)
> 

In too many cases, that is quite true.  Change for changes sake
is not an improvement.  And change to increase the ego of some
academic is even worse.

bill