REXX Technology Update Knowledge Base Computer Education CETi
REXX Technology Update
IBM REXX for CICS provides the featureset for
providing a practical way to perform end-user computing, prototyping and
application development directly within the CICS environment. A high-level utilization of the REXX language
relieves programmers from details such as accessing DB2 databases and
system control blocks. An editor is provided that runs under CICS.
SYS-ED workshops explain and demonstrate:
- How REXX for CICS does not require a new
programmer to learn TSO, ISPF, JCL, COBOL, or significant technical details of
CICS.
- The REXX application development which facilitates
concise coding and which many find easier to understand than other programming
languages.
- How to develop applications using
REXX for CICS and utilize its high level, simplicity, strong
parsing, 'naturalness', and interpretive support.
- How the interpreter facilitates a source-level
interactive debugging capability.
- How to work with an interpreted language in a
application development environment.
- Simplified configuration and management.
