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JCL
(gcide) | JCL \JCL\, n. [all capitals] (Computers)
Job Control Language. [Acronym]
[PJC] JD |
jcl
(foldoc) | Job Control Language
JCL
(JCL) IBM's supremely rude
script language, used to control the execution of programs
in IBM OS/360's batch systems. JCL has a very fascist
syntax, and some versions will, for example, barf if two
spaces appear where it expects one.
Most programmers confronted with JCL simply copy a working
file (or card deck), changing the file names. Someone who
actually understands and generates unique JCL is regarded with
the mixed respect one gives to someone who memorises the phone
book. It is reported that hackers at IBM itself sometimes
sing "Who's the breeder of the crud that mangles you and me?
I-B-M, J-C-L, M-o-u-s-e" to the tune of the "Mickey Mouse
Club" theme to express their opinion of the beast.
As with COBOL, JCL is often used as an archetype of ugliness
even by those who haven't experienced it. However, no
self-respecting mainframe MVS programmer would admit
ignorance of JCL.
See also fear and loathing.
(1999-03-03)
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jcl
(jargon) | JCL
/J·C·L/, n.
1. IBM's supremely rude Job Control Language. JCL is the script language
used to control the execution of programs in IBM's batch systems. JCL has a
very fascist syntax, and some versions will, for example, barf if two
spaces appear where it expects one. Most programmers confronted with JCL
simply copy a working file (or card deck), changing the file names. Someone
who actually understands and generates unique JCL is regarded with the
mixed respect one gives to someone who memorizes the phone book. It is
reported that hackers at IBM itself sometimes sing “Who's the breeder of
the crud that mangles you and me? I-B-M, J-C-L, M-o-u-s-e” to the tune of
the Mickey Mouse Club theme to express their opinion of the beast.
2. A comparative for any very rude software that a hacker is expected to
use. “That's as bad as JCL.” As with COBOL, JCL is often used as an
archetype of ugliness even by those who haven't experienced it. See also {
IBM}, fear and loathing.
A (poorly documented, naturally) shell simulating JCL syntax is available
at the Retrocomputing Museum http://www.catb.org/retro/.
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jcl
(vera) | JCL
Job Control Language (IBM, OS/360)
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jcl
(foldoc) | Job Control Language
JCL
(JCL) IBM's supremely rude
script language, used to control the execution of programs
in IBM OS/360's batch systems. JCL has a very fascist
syntax, and some versions will, for example, barf if two
spaces appear where it expects one.
Most programmers confronted with JCL simply copy a working
file (or card deck), changing the file names. Someone who
actually understands and generates unique JCL is regarded with
the mixed respect one gives to someone who memorises the phone
book. It is reported that hackers at IBM itself sometimes
sing "Who's the breeder of the crud that mangles you and me?
I-B-M, J-C-L, M-o-u-s-e" to the tune of the "Mickey Mouse
Club" theme to express their opinion of the beast.
As with COBOL, JCL is often used as an archetype of ugliness
even by those who haven't experienced it. However, no
self-respecting mainframe MVS programmer would admit
ignorance of JCL.
See also fear and loathing.
(1999-03-03)
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njcl
(foldoc) | NJCL
Network Job Control Language.
["NJCL - A Network Job Control Language", J. du Masle et al,
IFIP Congress 1974].
(1995-02-03)
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jcl
(jargon) | JCL
/J·C·L/, n.
1. IBM's supremely rude Job Control Language. JCL is the script language
used to control the execution of programs in IBM's batch systems. JCL has a
very fascist syntax, and some versions will, for example, barf if two
spaces appear where it expects one. Most programmers confronted with JCL
simply copy a working file (or card deck), changing the file names. Someone
who actually understands and generates unique JCL is regarded with the
mixed respect one gives to someone who memorizes the phone book. It is
reported that hackers at IBM itself sometimes sing “Who's the breeder of
the crud that mangles you and me? I-B-M, J-C-L, M-o-u-s-e” to the tune of
the Mickey Mouse Club theme to express their opinion of the beast.
2. A comparative for any very rude software that a hacker is expected to
use. “That's as bad as JCL.” As with COBOL, JCL is often used as an
archetype of ugliness even by those who haven't experienced it. See also {
IBM}, fear and loathing.
A (poorly documented, naturally) shell simulating JCL syntax is available
at the Retrocomputing Museum http://www.catb.org/retro/.
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jcl
(vera) | JCL
Job Control Language (IBM, OS/360)
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