MVS Systems Programming (Ibm Mcgraw-Hill) [Hardcover]

Dave Elder-Vass (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1994 | Series: Ibm Mcgraw-Hill

MVS is IBM's strategic mainframe operating system and is widely used throughout the world. This book aims to provide an overview of the specialist skills and knowledge required by the MVS systems programmer. The information provided should facilitate the installation and running of a basic MVS system and the essential IBM systems software. As well as being a basic introductory guide, this book includes practical hints and tips.

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About the Author

Dave Elder-Vass had many years experience as a systems programmer and is currently IT Development Director for Dixons Stores Group. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 552 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (Tx) (December 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0077077679
• ISBN-13: 978-0077077679
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.1 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,390,754 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MVS Systems Programming, August 27, 2001

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Oscar Schwartz (Silver Spring, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MVS Systems Programming (Paperback)

By bringing together into one very readable location all the disparate topics needed by MVS systems programmers, Dave Elder-Vass, has done a great service not just to beginning systems programmers but even to experienced people. As with any large body of knowledge, people tend to specialize and often are not equally adept in all areas of MVS. This book addresses enough of each area to assist all programmers with MVS. One problem with technical documentation is that by design, it focuses narrowly on the topic at hand. This book resolves that problem by presenting the design philosophy of each topic and moves in a naturally progressive way from each area to the next, from hardware to MVS internals, to software (both maintenance i.e., SMP/E, and Utilities) to MVS initialization, to JES, networking, and to I/O devices and their management. Each of the 19 chapters presents both the goals of the topic and technical discourse on achieving those goals. When you consider that many books have been written on each chapter alone, you begin to develop an appreciation for the enormous scope of what has been accomplished. (Indeed, at the end of each chapter is a list of many technical references devoted to that chapter's topic). An excellent and indispensable book, this one belongs in every system programmer's library.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars this book was written in 1993, October 5, 2005

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mungo "mungo" (san diego, ca United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MVS Systems Programming (Paperback)

and now has been reprinted. It has not been updated. While the basics are still true, many details have changed. For example, there is a chapter on Network Configuration including NCP. The networks of today bear no resemblence to the ones of 1993.

I have not seen this book but won't risk money on one.
The book can be previewed at David's website.
http://www.mvsbook.fsnet.co.uk/contents.htm

0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a good reference book for mainframe system programmer, August 30, 2005

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Yu Xing Mao (SHANGHAI,CHINA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MVS Systems Programming (Paperback)

This is a good book for the system programmers, especially tells you how to look and maintains the mainframe system. But the most information you can find in the IBM white books with more update to date.