Finite vs Infinite Some say the AS/400 is legacy. We like to think of the IBM i as modern. The CEO of IBM says, “our oldest product is our newest”. Regardless, of what people say, or how they say it the power of the IBM i is not finite, it’s infinite. In The News The […]
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Be Proactive and React
Legacy to Mobile I was speaking with a good friend the other day. A PL/1 and COBOL programmer by trade who has transitioned from a Project Leader, Technical Architect, to a Program Manager for Mobile Applications. We discussed the massive amount of legacy code that companies have. It’s not just AS/400 or Mainframe shops but […]
Is your AS/400 shop in technical debt?
Technical Debt So what is “technical debt”? It’s a term to describe software development “that reflects the implied cost of additional rework caused by choosing an easy solution now instead of using a better approach that would take longer.” Technical debt, might be development related. Due to project pressures code is not as clean as it could […]
RPG Programmers are Retiring
RPG Programmers, Retirements and Modernization IT modernization projects are like a game of chess. The fact that RPG and other legacy programmers continue to retire at a rapid pace makes this a hot topic in the IBM i (AS/400) and Mainframe communities. So, how do IBM i shops deal with the linked technical and resource […]