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Recent developments in machine‐independent job control languages
Author(s) -
Rayner D.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
software: practice and experience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1097-024X
pISSN - 0038-0644
DOI - 10.1002/spe.4380050407
Subject(s) - standardization , control (management) , computer science , field (mathematics) , work (physics) , artificial intelligence , natural language processing , engineering , mathematics , mechanical engineering , pure mathematics , operating system
The paper gives a general survey of recent developments in the field of Job Control Languages. Three high‐level portable job control languages (UNIQUE, GCL and ABLE) are presented in outline, and their merits and disadvantages are discussed. The approaches of the MU5 and of single‐language machines are discussed together with the question that these pose: ‘Is a JCL as such really necessary?’ In conclusion particular reference is made to the question of standardization and to the continuing work in this field.