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Object REXX Paradigm(s) Object-oriented (class-based) Appeared in 1988 Developer Simon C. Nash (IBM) Influenced by REXX OS Cross-platform: AIX, Linux, OS/2; Windows 98, ME, NT Usual filename extensions .rxs Website www.oorexx.org The Object REXX programming language is an object-oriented scripting language initially produced by IBM for OS/2. It is a follow-on to and a significant extension of the "Classic Rexx" language originally created for the CMS component of VM/SP and later ported to MVS,[1] OS/2 and PC DOS.
On October 12, 2004, IBM released Object REXX as open source software,[2] giving rise to Open Object Rexx, now available for various operating systems: Linux, Solaris, Windows. This implementation includes a WSH Scripting Engine for Rexx.
Object REXX supports multiple inheritance via the use of mixin classes.
Notes
- ^ As part of TSO Extesions (TSO/E)
- ^ "IBM Contributes Scripting Language to the Rexx Language Association, Encourages Innovation Around REXX Application Development". IBM. 2004-11-29. http://www-01.ibm.com/software/awdtools/rexx/opensource.html. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
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