Will robots replace the RPG developer? No, not anytime soon. Automation has been going on since the beginning of time. It’s human nature. We don’t want to be stagnant and are always looking for easier ways of doing things. Society has been build upon automation and innovation. It’s true that technology and automation eliminate jobs, but it does not eliminate work. The work simply, … [Read more...]
A New Open Source ERP for the IBM i
Open Source ERP Developed in free-form RPG introduced at COMMON Great things happen when you have a COMMON belief in building an open source ERP for the IBM i. Alex Woodie, from ITJungle, unveils the news in his October 15th article. “An open source ERP package written in free-form RPG. Dubbed intERPprise, the software project is intended to harness core IBM i strengths – its integrated … [Read more...]
IBM’s future with AI, Data and Cloud
Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly AI, Data and Cloud continue to be topics of conversation in and around the community. The challenge is understanding how it all fits together. In this weeks edition you will find articles with links about the following: News: Cloud and Data are better with AI & the mainframe is the original cloud. Career: Great communication secrets … [Read more...]
RPG Modernization Developer opening in Youngstown, OH area
Position Title: IBM i Developer Analyst – RPG We just started working with another company who is modernizing their custom RPG ERP system. Like many organizations who started out running the AS/400, now called the IBM i, they have fallen in love with the platform because it just works. Now it’s time to take advantage of all that the IBM i and Power Systems can offer and modernize. Modern RPG … [Read more...]
Why PHP, IoT and Blockchain are important for the future
Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly Why PHP, IoT and Blockchain are important for the future and more news and updates for the IBM i community. News: Why it might be best to modernize IBM i applications. Career: AI, Automation and what millennials want out of work. Development: Building a Web Service on IBM i. Leadership: Technology is not the problem. … [Read more...]
IBM i Developer / Analyst – (RPG) opening in Greater St. Louis, MO area
Position Title: IBM i Developer / Analyst – RPG Have you ever thought, gone are the days where you can start and finish your career with just one company. Not so fast, I found one. I was recently approached by one such company. A company that treats you like family, because you are family. A company that empowers you because that’s what you are supposed to do. A company where the CEO is a … [Read more...]
6 Interview Tips To Help You Win
Be Prepared. Do your homework. “There’s only one interview technique that matters… Do your homework so you can listen to the answers and react to them and ask follow-ups. Do your homework, prepare.” Jim Lehrer It’s shocking, but most people fail to fully prepare for an interview. Can you imagine a professional athlete who neglects to prepare for a game, match or competition? It does not … [Read more...]
Is the IBM i community ready for change?
Are RPG Developers are ready for a change? Some are. Some aren’t. And some are unsure. This is not isolated to the IBM i community. It’s just human nature. As in everything, there are those who don't want to change, those who will wait to see who else is doing it and those who are leading the charge. It’s the traditional bell curve applied to the resistance of change. We use to use … [Read more...]
Infinite Power of the IBM i
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 Mainframe is not going anywhere because its Power is infinite “Where the time and energy costs of, say, adding … [Read more...]
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 be and applications are developed in a way that … [Read more...]