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Open Object Rexx

Open Object Rexx (ooRexx) is a free and open source programming language that extends the Rexx scripting language and adds Objects. ooRexx builds on the commercial version that was open sourced in 2005 by IBM. It can run all Classic Rexx programs. The interpreter is fast and runs as native code on many platforms. ooRexx was designed for humans, not computers.

OOREXX 5.00

Release 5.00 is a complete rewrite and cleanup of the kernel code. It is the most advanced version of ooRexx to date, currently in Beta.

EXAMPLES

A wide array of examples that gets you underway quickly with ooRexx. Some taken from RosettaCode and others from the extensive documentation.

HISTORY

Some key documents from the history of Rexx and ooRexx. Rexx is in existence since 1979 and Object Rexx was first released in 1995.

GUI CHOICES

The ooRexx interpreter gives you a choice of several user interface technologies: from ooDialog on Windows to QT on Linux to Java Swing and JavaFX.

FAST DEVELOPMENT

The interpreter has an instant turnaround and can be integrated in any appplication. many libraries available for acces to middleware.

WELL DOCUMENTED

Accompanied by IBM's professionaly written documentation for the interpreter program product.

TOOL INTEGRATION

The IntelliJ IDEA Plugin is available for syntax coloring and on-the-fly error detection while editing.

JAVA INTEGRATION

BSF4ooRexx hands you the complete JVM Runtime libraries, scriptable from ooRexx.

ALL PLATFORMS

ooRexx runs on all relevant platforms: Windows (7-10), Linux (most distributions, from Raspian to S/390X).