Re: Oorexx-users Digest, Vol 50, Issue 3

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I *wonder*, simply, how long it shall take to make Rexx *A Language again*,
*instead* of a *totally incompatible* ...

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Any thoughts, there (---Sorry to interrupt --- ;-))

Thomas Schneider.
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Am 12.05.2014 18:29, schrieb [hidden email]:

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>     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)
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> Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 08:43:47 -0500
> From: Bertram Moshier <[hidden email]>
> Subject: [Oorexx-users] Recommendation for moving from Procedural REXX
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> 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. :-)
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> Thank you!
>
> Bert.
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> Subject: Re: [Oorexx-users] Recommendation for moving from Procedural
> REXX to Object Oriented REXX
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> I've always liked this book for learning oo concepts:
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> http://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Java-Introduction-Object-Oriented-Programming/dp/0131002872
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> 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
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> On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 9:43 AM, Bertram Moshier
> <[hidden email]>wrote:
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>> 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.
>>
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> From: "Walter Pachl" <[hidden email]>
> Subject: Re: [Oorexx-users] Recommendation for moving from Procedural
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> And there is, of course, Rony?s book: Introduction to Rexx and ooRexx.
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> See also one of my first attempts at rosettacode.org (trigonometric functions)
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> http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Trigonometric_functions#ooRexx
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> defining a class, methods, and routines
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> Criticism/comments/error reports welcome
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> Walter
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> Von: Bertram Moshier [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Gesendet: Montag, 12. Mai 2014 15:44
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> Betreff: [Oorexx-users] Recommendation for moving from Procedural REXX to Object Oriented REXX
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>  
>
> 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.
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> From: "Rony G. Flatscher" <[hidden email]>
> 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' <[hidden email]>
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> 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>.
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> HTH,
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> ---rony
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