Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly Trends: Application Performance Management comes to the IBM i. What are Microservices? The IBM i is transforming business. History: IBM computer commercials with cast from MASH. The “Lost” IBM AS/400 (iseries, powersystem i). Development: What is Next.js? Trends Application Performance Management comes to the IBM i As the […]
Talsco Weekly: IBM i News, Training and Development
Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly News: RPG is not going away, EVER. Neither is the IBM i. Training: How to build a Fullstack App from Scratch using Node.js. IBM i community is rock solid. Development: Truths of a Self-Taught Programmer. SQL has a constant for pi. News RPG is not going away, EVER. […]
The IBM i supports innovation
Welcome to this weeks edition of Talsco Weekly. News: IBM sells off another company to make room for its long-term strategy. Amazon is a Go. AI: What is Swam AI, AI Security and what is in store for AI in 2019. Leadership: Retaining talent in 2019 and how to maximize your impact as a leader. […]
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 […]
Can Node.js and the IBM i talk to a Tesla?
You think it’s old, not so fast The other day I had someone comment to me that the AS/400 is old and outdated. Have you heard that before? Rather than running through my usual explanation of the history of the AS/400 and the differences between it and the IBM i, I felt it would be […]
Top Programming Languages to Learn on the IBM i
Best Languages for RPG Developers RPG Developers, who have traditionally stayed within the AS/400 ecosystem and want to take advantage of the IBM i operating system often ask: If I were to learn another language which one should it be? The best way to answer this is to do a Google search for the top […]
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 […]