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The Essentials of PL/1 Programming Language (Essential Series)

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I haven't seen PL/1, the 3 GL programming language, in years. This little book is like the newer short reference books that we've all grown to love, but they don't have this for old languages like PL/1. Thanks for having this in stock. My job needs this which means that I need this. Thanks so much Amazon!!

This is not a book, its a pamphlet that gives a very terse overview of the PL/I language. Its not a beginners book but a primer for experienced programmers. The only current book on PL/I is "The New PL/I" by Eberhard Sturm which is already out of print after being out less than 2 years

I am a IT professional who found myself with a small programming assignment on an application written in PL/1 which I knew nothing about. I took a look at this book online and it looked like a good reference source so I ordered it. The change I needed to make wasn't anything big but this small book gave me the enough information into the command structure of PL/1 to be able to complete my assignment and even add a couple additional improvements to the application client had not asked for but were extremely happy with.

This is a very good book for the beginners to gain a overall knowledge of PL/1 and start making small programs.