Introducing NetRexx at UNIQA

[ThSITC]

Hello there,
    I'm in the process to introduce NetRexx at UNIQA.

UNIQA is the second big INSURANCE Company here in Vienna, Austria,
and I did manage it to get their attention at NetRexx for:

    a) Converting their nowadays ancient 'classic Rexx' scripts to NetRexx.
    b) use NetRexx for quick prototyping for their various applications.
especially any Handy-Based new applications they will have to write.
    c) Reduce the amount of coding necessary for writing new Java based
applications.

They did already confirm, that they are interested in the Netrexx approach.

I did confirm that I will personally held a 1-Day (paid) NetRexx
Introduction course here in Vienna.

Now, my question(s) as usual:

1.) Kermit, and all: Any RexxScript & Andoid programming with NetRexx
tutorials / courses already available? When yes, please distribute URL's.

2.) Any good case-studies for using NetRexx for Java App's PROTOTYPING
ready available?  When yes, URL's aagain, please :-)

I will dvelop my course -- i german, first -- personally, anyway, based
on the feedback I'm getting, and also based on a lot of very
*simple* examples, I do already have collected.

I'm herewith promising to deliver the *german*  *** and *** *english*
Version of this to www.netrexx.org (for free, and for further usage)

Please do give me any feedbacks appropriate (just to reduce this my
still very *inappropriate* ***personal time ***)

Thanks in advance,
as always,

Thomas Schneider.

PS: I'm just busy to complete RexxForm, my generalized Rexx Formatter.
Les, you will be one of the first I'm sending the Alpha Version :-)
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[rvjansen]

Hi Thomas,

good news. Be prepared for the standard question, which are "do I have
to learn two languages at once", and "if it is so good, why haven't I
heard from it".

My answers always were: "No, don't learn Java, the language, but browse
the class libraries using Java doc and act like it was all designed for
NetRexx", and "It used to be an internal IBM language without any
marketing budget; regardless of that, it attracted a lot of users, on
its merits only." You may add that it is now open source, and it is like
a new beginning. I would stress the familiarity for people used to
Classic Rexx, and the fact that unless the older platforms, the Java
class library makes sure that most of the programming already has been
done for you.

There are no good materials on prototyping - the concept here defined
on quickly developing a working model of an application while skimping
on error handling and the likes. A compelling case would be to open
NetBeans or Eclipse, sketch a gui and quickly connect some method calls
to NetRexx code. I think a quick text filter with PARSE and TRACE
demonstrated will also be effective.

For non-German speaking readers, please note that "handy" denotes a
mobile phone. Why this is an English word, that is not used in English
with this meaning has always escaped me. The Android stuff of Kermit
works well but please make sure you have got it running yourself before
'selling' it.

How inappropriate your personal time is, I better leave to you. Lots of
success in converting UNIQA to NetRexx!

best regards,

René.


On 2012-03-22 15:32, Thomas Schneider wrote:

> Hello there,
>    I'm in the process to introduce NetRexx at UNIQA.
>
> UNIQA is the second big INSURANCE Company here in Vienna, Austria,
> and I did manage it to get their attention at NetRexx for:
>
>    a) Converting their nowadays ancient 'classic Rexx' scripts to
> NetRexx.
>    b) use NetRexx for quick prototyping for their various
> applications.
> especially any Handy-Based new applications they will have to write.
>    c) Reduce the amount of coding necessary for writing new Java
> based applications.
>
> They did already confirm, that they are interested in the Netrexx
> approach.
>
> I did confirm that I will personally held a 1-Day (paid) NetRexx
> Introduction course here in Vienna.
>
> Now, my question(s) as usual:
>
> 1.) Kermit, and all: Any RexxScript & Andoid programming with NetRexx
> tutorials / courses already available? When yes, please distribute
> URL's.
>
> 2.) Any good case-studies for using NetRexx for Java App's
> PROTOTYPING ready available?  When yes, URL's aagain, please :-)
>
> I will dvelop my course -- i german, first -- personally, anyway,
> based
> on the feedback I'm getting, and also based on a lot of very
> *simple* examples, I do already have collected.
>
> I'm herewith promising to deliver the *german*  *** and *** *english*
> Version of this to www.netrexx.org (for free, and for further usage)
>
> Please do give me any feedbacks appropriate (just to reduce this my
> still very *inappropriate* ***personal time ***)
>
> Thanks in advance,
> as always,
>
> Thomas Schneider.
>
> PS: I'm just busy to complete RexxForm, my generalized Rexx
> Formatter.
> Les, you will be one of the first I'm sending the Alpha Version :-)
> =========================================================
>  ======================================================

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[ThSITC]

Hi Rene,

    RexxForm, the new tool I'm just going to release as first of an
upcoming sequence of my shop,

*will allow you*

    *  to Re-Format your Rexx program properl, according to your profile
of personal preferences

    *  to change the *Rexx Dialect*  *ON THE FLY* :)

I will release this as the first step, of my upcoming releases, just as to
be able to test it first with *correct* programs of the proper
SOURCE-LANGUAGE, which might (or at least, *should be*):

     a) classic Rexx
     b) REGINA (and/or ANSI Rexx, in general)
     c) ooRexx
     d) NetRexx

RexxLA/ibm-NetRexx members will get this tool for free (commercial
decision to support both groups to get more members);

(this might motivate some potential users to become members of RexxLA,
by the way... ;-)

Others (especially IBM *internally*, and *IBM customers*) will have to pay
a moderate feedback for my heavy investions, both in time and financially.

The ALPHA release of RexxForm will be announced, and *demonstrated*
live at the upcoming RexxLA meeting.

Kindly, again, from currently sunny Vienna,
Thomas.
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Am 22.03.2012 15:58, schrieb rvjansen:

> Hi Thomas,
>
> good news. Be prepared for the standard question, which are "do I have
> to learn two languages at once", and "if it is so good, why haven't I
> heard from it".
>
> My answers always were: "No, don't learn Java, the language, but
> browse the class libraries using Java doc and act like it was all
> designed for NetRexx", and "It used to be an internal IBM language
> without any marketing budget; regardless of that, it attracted a lot
> of users, on its merits only." You may add that it is now open source,
> and it is like a new beginning. I would stress the familiarity for
> people used to Classic Rexx, and the fact that unless the older
> platforms, the Java class library makes sure that most of the
> programming already has been done for you.
>
> There are no good materials on prototyping - the concept here defined
> on quickly developing a working model of an application while skimping
> on error handling and the likes. A compelling case would be to open
> NetBeans or Eclipse, sketch a gui and quickly connect some method
> calls to NetRexx code. I think a quick text filter with PARSE and
> TRACE demonstrated will also be effective.
>
> For non-German speaking readers, please note that "handy" denotes a
> mobile phone. Why this is an English word, that is not used in English
> with this meaning has always escaped me. The Android stuff of Kermit
> works well but please make sure you have got it running yourself
> before 'selling' it.
>
> How inappropriate your personal time is, I better leave to you. Lots
> of success in converting UNIQA to NetRexx!
>
> best regards,
>
> René.
>
>
> On 2012-03-22 15:32, Thomas Schneider wrote:
>> Hello there,
>>    I'm in the process to introduce NetRexx at UNIQA.
>>
>> UNIQA is the second big INSURANCE Company here in Vienna, Austria,
>> and I did manage it to get their attention at NetRexx for:
>>
>>    a) Converting their nowadays ancient 'classic Rexx' scripts to
>> NetRexx.
>>    b) use NetRexx for quick prototyping for their various applications.
>> especially any Handy-Based new applications they will have to write.
>>    c) Reduce the amount of coding necessary for writing new Java
>> based applications.
>>
>> They did already confirm, that they are interested in the Netrexx
>> approach.
>>
>> I did confirm that I will personally held a 1-Day (paid) NetRexx
>> Introduction course here in Vienna.
>>
>> Now, my question(s) as usual:
>>
>> 1.) Kermit, and all: Any RexxScript & Andoid programming with NetRexx
>> tutorials / courses already available? When yes, please distribute
>> URL's.
>>
>> 2.) Any good case-studies for using NetRexx for Java App's
>> PROTOTYPING ready available?  When yes, URL's aagain, please :-)
>>
>> I will dvelop my course -- i german, first -- personally, anyway, based
>> on the feedback I'm getting, and also based on a lot of very
>> *simple* examples, I do already have collected.
>>
>> I'm herewith promising to deliver the *german*  *** and *** *english*
>> Version of this to www.netrexx.org (for free, and for further usage)
>>
>> Please do give me any feedbacks appropriate (just to reduce this my
>> still very *inappropriate* ***personal time ***)
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> as always,
>>
>> Thomas Schneider.
>>
>> PS: I'm just busy to complete RexxForm, my generalized Rexx Formatter.
>> Les, you will be one of the first I'm sending the Alpha Version :-)
>> =========================================================
>>  ======================================================
>
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Asscociation (www.rexxla.org) Member of the NetRexx Developer's Team
(www.netrexx.org)

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