Review of "OS JCL, by Clary, Wayne", Mike Murach and Associates, Inc., 1980

Abstract

One of the first tasks in training the new programmer has been to provide indoctrination to the system and that "key" language of job control (JCL). Even with many students given JCL at college, the organization re-trains for their specific system. The manuals for the IBM JCL have caused many trainees to wonder about programming. In looking at a variety of COBOL books, I stumbled over the Clary book and other Murach materials for the operating system area. Previously, I recommended some other materials to help students over that "JCL fright" but seldom did they feel comfortable with the reference.