mgiwer@ukelele.UUCP (mgiwer) (05/17/91)
Hello netters! I've recently been asked by a friend what is "Rexx".. All I know is that it is some kind of programming language, but thats all. Also, I'd like some titles of some books on it. Thanks plenty! Unfortunately, Email only. -Matthias
andrew@cs.arizona.edu (Andrei V. Zaitsev) (05/26/91)
REXX (Restructured EXtended eXecutor) language is
implemented under VM/CMS , DOS , Amiga OS and UNIX.
The most similar language to REXX is Icon. They
both are have 'interpreter ideology'. There is a
compiler for REXX , but this language looses some
of its excellent features , when compiled.
Pointers to REXX literature can be found in
comp.lang.rexx newsgroup. REXX is language neither
of bussiness nor of mathematical type , so that
software developers do not respect it very much.
However REXX is an excellent language for system
applications and it is undoubtedly better than
BATCH in DOS, DCL in VMS and SH in UNIX.
Andrew Z. (REXX hacker).