The Netrexx Language

Rating:
Summary: Undeservedly unknown programming language
Review: A very well written book, terse and to the point, as is its predecessor, "The Rexx Language". This book is very informative and all you need to start; to do some real-life projects, however, some Java class library knowledge is indispensable, because the NetRexx language enables the programmer to use everything that is in the Java platform.

NetRexx offers a nice way to write Java programs, without Java's C-heritage syntax. It is especially recommended for people with Rexx experience, for example on the mainframe.

Rating:
Summary: Undeservedly unknown programming language
Review: A very well written book, terse and to the point, as is its predecessor, "The Rexx Language". This book is very informative and all you need to start; to do some real-life projects, however, some Java class library knowledge is indispensable, because the NetRexx language enables the programmer to use everything that is in the Java platform.

NetRexx offers a nice way to write Java programs, without Java's C-heritage syntax. It is especially recommended for people with Rexx experience, for example on the mainframe.

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Summary: NetRexx, the fastlane to Java developement
Review: The NetRexx Language, by M.F.Cowlishaw is a simple to learn programming language that is compiled to java bytecode. If you have any background working with Rexx or even Basic, picking up on NetRexx will be a breeze.

The strongest point of NetRexx is that it requires perhaps one-third to one-half the keystrokes of a comparable java program. The second strong point is, your NetRexx is compiled to java bytecode and reaps all the benefits of writing to the JVM spec.

If you have any interest in Rexx, Java and wish to improve your productivity in writing java bytecode, you really should be looking into NetRexx and this book.