Programming Language Extended Rexx

Автор: Dallas Draft

Дата: November 1998

Здесь представлен стандарт по языку REXX. Полный текст в формат pdf можно скачать по этой ссылке.

Foreword

 Purpose

This standard provides an unambiguous definition of the programming language Rexx. Its purpose is to facilitate portability of Rexx programs for use on a wide variety of computer systems.

 History

The computer programming language Rexx was designed by Mike Cowlishaw to satisfy the following principal aims:

- to provide a highly readable command programming language for the benefit of programmers and program readers, users and maintainers;

- to incorporate within this language program design features such as natural data typing and control structures which would contribute to rapid, efficient and accurate program development;

- to define a language whose implementations could be both reliable and efficient on a wide variety of computing platforms.

In November, 1990, X3 announced the formation of a new technical committee, X3J18, to develop an American National Standard for Rexx. This standard was published as ANSI X3.274-1996.

The popularity of "Object Oriented" programming, and the need for Rexx to work with objects created in various ways, led to Rexx extensions and to a second X3J18 project which produced this standard. (Ed -hopefully)

Committee lists

This standard was prepared by the Technical Development Committee for Rexx, X3J18. There are annexes in this standard; they are informative and are not considered part of this standard. Suggestions for improvement of this standard will be welcome. They should be sent to the Information Technology Industry Council, 1250 Eye Street, NW, Washington DC 20005-3922.

This standard was processed and approved for submittal to ANSI by the Accredited Standards Committee on Information Processing Systems, NCITS. Committee approval of this standard does not necessarily imply that all committee members voted for its approval. At the time it approved this standard, the NCITS Committee had the following members: