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<br>1. You never complained when I added a Rexx program in the REXX section (new or alternate version). |
<br>1. You never complained when I added a Rexx program in the REXX section (new or alternate version). |
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<br>2. You complained when I (once) used there a feature not supported in '''Classic''' Rexx (thanks). |
<br>2. You complained when I (once) used there a feature not supported in '''Classic''' Rexx (thanks). |
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<br>3. Modifying all current REXX programs to be accepted by ooRexx would be a huge effort ( |
<br>3. Modifying all current REXX programs to be accepted by ooRexx would be a huge effort (changing AND testing). |
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<br>4. Entering the modified versions in the ooRexx section would make ooRexx' rank larger than Rexx' but introduce lots of redundancy. |
<br>4. Entering the modified versions in the ooRexx section would make ooRexx' rank larger than Rexx' but introduce lots of redundancy. |
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<br>5. '''Classic''' Rexx means different things to different people. |
<br>5. '''Classic''' Rexx means different things to different people (I know of at least two). |
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<br>6. Ideally all interpreters give the same result for a program (apart from the interpreter's or compiler's version, of course). |
<br>6. Ideally all interpreters give the same result for a program (apart from the interpreter's or compiler's version, of course). |
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<br>7. Adding output for a program from several interpreters makes sense when they differ (e.g., the RANDOM and JUSTIFY bifs of REXX). |
<br>7. Adding output for a program from several interpreters makes sense when they differ (e.g., the RANDOM and JUSTIFY bifs of REXX). |
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<br>11. ooRexx is not fully upward compatible with Classic Rexx but to a large extent. |
<br>11. ooRexx is not fully upward compatible with Classic Rexx but to a large extent. |
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<br>12. Programs that obey a list of restrictions (by not using features no longer existant in ooRexx) yield identical results for both. |
<br>12. Programs that obey a list of restrictions (by not using features no longer existant in ooRexx) yield identical results for both. |
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--[[User:Walterpachl|Walterpachl]] ([[User talk:Walterpachl|talk]]) 07:53, 17 September 2014 (UTC) |
<br>--[[User:Walterpachl|Walterpachl]] ([[User talk:Walterpachl|talk]]) 07:53, 17 September 2014 (UTC) |
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== entering ooRexx entries in wrong language section == |
== entering ooRexx entries in wrong language section == |