Object REXX

Object REXX is a <a href="/facts/High-level_programming_language/smjECUhx">high-level</a>, <a href="/facts/General-purpose_programming_language/LyA5zR3M">general-purpose</a>, <a href="/facts/Interpreter_(computing)/JB85fbyb">interpreted</a>, <a href="/facts/Object-oriented_programming/TxNMEcao">object-oriented</a> (<a href="/facts/Class-based_programming/n3wudt1B">class-based</a>) <a href="/facts/Programming_language/cWTYbgWa">programming language</a>. Today it is generally referred to as ooRexx (short for "Open Object Rexx"), which is the maintained and direct open-source successor to Object REXX. 
It is a follow-on and a significant extension of the <a href="/facts/Rexx/hAzh6FeR">Rexx</a> programming language (called here "classic Rexx"), retaining all the features and syntax while adding full object-oriented programming (OOP) capabilities and other new enhancements. Following its classic Rexx influence, ooRexx is designed to be easy to learn, use, and maintain. It is essentially compliant with the "Information Technology – Programming Language REXX" <a href="/facts/American_National_Standards_Institute/p3d1TQCb">ANSI</a> X3.274-1996 standard and therefore ensures cross-platform interoperability with other compliant Rexx implementations. Therefore, classic Rexx programs typically run under ooRexx without any changes. 
There is also Rexx Object Oriented (“roo!”), which was originally developed by Kilowatt Software and is an unmaintained object-oriented implementation of classic Rexx.

Object REXX open-in-new

Object REXX