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In article <MWM.90Mar2120356@raven.pa.dec.com> mwm@raven.pa.dec.com (Mike (Real Amiga have keyboard garages) Meyer) writes:
> Enough. The following two false statements have been made, and need to
> be corrected.

I'm sorry you interpreted my remarks as an attack on REXX. That was neither
intended nor implied. I'm sorry if my casual and imprecise manner of writing
has caused umprage. Let me take this opportunity to expand on my statements.

REXX syntax and structure is based on that of PL/I, which is fine. Most of
the REXX users I know are IBM mainframe types, and that's where I got the
"mini PL/I" phrase. TCL is more like a cross between AWK and Lisp, in that
context. And AWK in turn is a baby C. Given the attitude many people appear
to have towards C I can't say which of these has the "advantage" here.

> 2) "ARexx requires the programmer to provide a scripting language."

OK, Arexx requires the programmer to provide a command line interpreter.
TCL is a fine command line interpreter. REXX -- meet TCL. TCL -- meet REXX.
May you be very happy together.
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