Object REXX
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Paradigm | Object-oriented (class-based) |
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Designed by | Simon C. Nash (IBM) |
First appeared | 1988 |
Stable release |
4.2.0
/ 24 February 2014 |
OS | Cross-platform: AIX, Linux, OS/2; Windows NT |
License | CPL 1.0, GPLv2 |
Filename extensions | .rxs, .rex |
Website |
www |
Major implementations | |
ooREXX (since 2004) | |
Influenced by | |
Rexx, Smalltalk[1] | |
Influenced | |
NetRexx[2] |
The Object REXX programming language is an object-oriented scripting language initially produced by IBM for the operating system OS/2. It is a follow-on to and a significant extension of the "Classic Rexx" language originally created for the Conversational Monitor System (CMS) component of the operating system VM/SP and later ported to Multiple Virtual Storage (MVS),[3] OS/2 and PC DOS. OS/2 version of IBM Object REXX is deeply integrated with IBM System Object Model (SOM).[4]
On October 12, 2004, IBM released Object REXX as free and open-source software,[5] giving rise to Open Object Rexx (ooREXX), now available for various operating systems: Linux, Solaris, Windows. This implementation includes a Windows Script Host (WSH) Scripting Engine for Rexx. The released sources however didn't include significant part of the SOM support.[6]
Object REXX supports multiple inheritance via the use of mixin classes.
References
- ↑ René Jansen (2011-12-01). "7 Reasons that Rexx Still Matters". SmartBear blog. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ↑ "NetRexx – Programming language derived from Java and Rexx". OS/2 EWS. IBM PC BBS. 1996. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
- ↑ As part of Time Sharing Option (TSO) Extensions (TSO/E)
- ↑ Willis Boughton (2004). "SOM and Object REXX". EDM/2. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ↑ "IBM Contributes Scripting Language to the Rexx Language Association, Encourages Innovation Around REXX Application Development". IBM. 2004-11-29. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ↑ Where did SOM support go in 4.0.0?