I *wonder*, simply, how long it shall take to make Rexx *A Language again*, *instead* of a *totally incompatible* ...
************************************************************************************ * Family of Languagues * ************************************************************************************ Any thoughts, there (---Sorry to interrupt --- ;-)) Thomas Schneider. ========================================================= Am 12.05.2014 18:29, schrieb oorexx-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net: > Send Oorexx-users mailing list submissions to > oorexx-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oorexx-users > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > oorexx-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > oorexx-users-ow...@lists.sourceforge.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Oorexx-users digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Recommendation for moving from Procedural REXX to Object > Oriented REXX (Bertram Moshier) > 2. Re: Recommendation for moving from Procedural REXX to Object > Oriented REXX (Rick McGuire) > 3. Re: Recommendation for moving from Procedural REXX to Object > Oriented REXX (Walter Pachl) > 4. URL on book Introducing ooRexx ... (Re: AW: Recommendation > for moving from Procedural REXX to Object Oriented REXX > (Rony G. Flatscher) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 08:43:47 -0500 > From: Bertram Moshier <bertrammosh...@gmail.com> > Subject: [Oorexx-users] Recommendation for moving from Procedural REXX > to Object Oriented REXX > To: oorexx-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Message-ID: > <ca+evrao6vr62mhnyt3zzfbuuzpocryc9dfqsrfluqoi3if6...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I know I admitted it awhile back, but not very loudly and certainly not in > anyway suggesting I want to change, but . . . The time is approach, I > figure I should start the learning process to move from procedural REXX to > object oriented REXX, which isn't just learning ooREXX, but also learning > object oriented programming (properly). > > Thus I'm asking . . . what is the best way for a guy with 30+ years of > procedural programming who is on disability to learn to program the object > oriented way. I'm open to learning it via Java, which I'm sure I should > learn anyway, but I also want to keep going with REXX, too. :-) > > Thank you! > > Bert. > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 10:07:25 -0400 > From: Rick McGuire <object.r...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Oorexx-users] Recommendation for moving from Procedural > REXX to Object Oriented REXX > To: Open Object Rexx Users <oorexx-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Message-ID: > <CAPJz3GvWLDu5aG6jQ3Ge+ajaM9GQ=bvczjcaqexn_y57+px...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I've always liked this book for learning oo concepts: > > http://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Java-Introduction-Object-Oriented-Programming/dp/0131002872 > > A reasonable way to transition this into ooRexx would be to work your way > through the book, but implement them in ooRexx rather than Java. And ask > lots of questions if you get stuck on the best ooRexx way of doing things. > > If you want to jump right into something that's uses a lot of the oo > principles, check out the pipes sample that's part of ooRexx. Try > implementing some pipe stages of your own, which will teach you a lot about > the main principles of oo programming. If you implement anything > particularly useful, consider contributing it back to the project for > inclusion in a future release. > > Check out Rosetta Code ( > http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Category:Programming_Languages). I've written > a number of ooRexx samples that illustrate a lot of the principles. You > can also see how these compare to other languages. Find an interesting > task that doesn't have an ooRexx solution yet and try to implement one. > > A lot of people spend time playing around with the builtin ooRexx classes. > I don't actually consider this a good way to learn this because the > classes just become a form of function library. Without the next step of > creating objects of your own, you're not really making the function > transition. > > Rick > > > On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 9:43 AM, Bertram Moshier > <bertrammosh...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I know I admitted it awhile back, but not very loudly and certainly not in >> anyway suggesting I want to change, but . . . The time is approach, I >> figure I should start the learning process to move from procedural REXX to >> object oriented REXX, which isn't just learning ooREXX, but also learning >> object oriented programming (properly). >> >> Thus I'm asking . . . what is the best way for a guy with 30+ years of >> procedural programming who is on disability to learn to program the object >> oriented way. I'm open to learning it via Java, which I'm sure I should >> learn anyway, but I also want to keep going with REXX, too. :-) >> >> Thank you! >> >> Bert. >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE >> Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. >> Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform >> available >> Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs >> _______________________________________________ >> Oorexx-users mailing list >> Oorexx-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oorexx-users >> >> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 17:25:19 +0200 > From: "Walter Pachl" <christel.u.w.pa...@chello.at> > Subject: Re: [Oorexx-users] Recommendation for moving from Procedural > REXX to Object Oriented REXX > To: "'Open Object Rexx Users'" <oorexx-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Cc: rony.flatsc...@wu-wien.ac.at > Message-ID: <004601cf6df6$629443e0$27bccba0$@chello.at> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > And there is, of course, Rony?s book: Introduction to Rexx and ooRexx. > > See also one of my first attempts at rosettacode.org (trigonometric functions) > > http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Trigonometric_functions#ooRexx > > defining a class, methods, and routines > > Criticism/comments/error reports welcome > > Walter > > > > Von: Bertram Moshier [mailto:bertrammosh...@gmail.com] > Gesendet: Montag, 12. Mai 2014 15:44 > An: oorexx-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Betreff: [Oorexx-users] Recommendation for moving from Procedural REXX to > Object Oriented REXX > > > > I know I admitted it awhile back, but not very loudly and certainly not in > anyway suggesting I want to change, but . . . The time is approach, I figure > I should start the learning process to move from procedural REXX to object > oriented REXX, which isn't just learning ooREXX, but also learning object > oriented programming (properly). > > Thus I'm asking . . . what is the best way for a guy with 30+ years of > procedural programming who is on disability to learn to program the object > oriented way. I'm open to learning it via Java, which I'm sure I should > learn anyway, but I also want to keep going with REXX, too. :-) > > Thank you! > > Bert. > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 18:28:33 +0200 > From: "Rony G. Flatscher" <rony.flatsc...@wu.ac.at> > Subject: [Oorexx-users] URL on book Introducing ooRexx ... (Re: AW: > Recommendation for moving from Procedural REXX to Object Oriented > REXX > To: 'Open Object Rexx Users' <oorexx-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Message-ID: <5370f6b1.6060...@wu.ac.at> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > On 12.05.2014 17:25, Walter Pachl wrote: >> And there is, of course, Rony?s book: Introduction to Rexx and ooRexx. >> > Here is the URL to order it: <http://www.facultas.at/flatscher>. > > Please be aware, that an order will be processed manually during their (a > local university > publisher) business hours here in Vienna, Europe (yes, I know ... ). You > would get an e-mail with > the payment details. Once payment is received they send the book everywhere > into the world. > > Also note, the price is given in Euro and includes (worldwide) shipping, so > you should use the > current rate of exchange to get an approximate rate in your own currency, > e.g. using something like > <www.oanda.com>. > > HTH, > > ---rony > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > ------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE > Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. > Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available > Simple to use. Nothing to install. 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