Rexx kann durch aus als Urvater der modernen Scriptsprachen gelten. Zu einer Zeit, als awk, sed und Perl das Masz aller Dinge waren und man auf einem PC kaum mehr als ein Programm gleichzeitig steuern konnte, war es auf dem Amiga schon möglich, mittels ARexx Applikationen fernsteuern.

Aus der FAQ:
REXX is a programming language designed by Michael Cowlishaw of IBM UK Laboratories. Rexx is an acronym which stands for „Restructured Extended Executor Language”. In Mike’s own words: „REXX is a procedural language that allows programs and algorithms to be written in a clear and structured way.”

What makes REXX different from most other languages is that it is also designed to be used as a macro language by arbitrary application programs. The idea is that application developers don’t have to design their own macro languages and interpreters. Instead they use REXX as the macro language and support the REXX programming interface.

http://rexx.hursley.ibm.com/netrexx/nrwhat.html
NetRexx is a programming and scripting language which has been designed to be a simple, effective, and complete alternative to the Java language. With NetRexx, you can create applications and applets for the Java environment faster and more easily than by programming in Java – and you can compile or interpret them, as appropriate.

Andere Rexx-Implementierungen:
http://rexx.hursley.ibm.com/rexx/rexxplat.htm

Die Meldung finden Sie im Original unter http://www.cargal.org/drupal/node.php?id=209

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