A customer asked me recently to help them solve the problem of directly calling web service APIs from RPG. They told me that their warehouse managers needed to ensure they had the right people and the right equipment at the loading dock when shipments arrive. They wanted to know if they could add a […]
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The popularity of Python has spiked over the last couple years according to the Tiobe Index (a measurement of programming language popularity https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/). Looking to get started with Open Source languages on the IBM i? You might want to start by checking out Python. Because of its simplicity and power, Python is one of the
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How would you like to add millions of programmers to your staff without having to pay for them? Sound too good to be true? Well, amazingly, it’s not. This is exactly the promise and advantage of using Open Source languages like Node, Python and PHP on your IBM i. With Open Source, you no longer
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With all the new Open Source announcements for the IBM i in 2019, many IBM i users are justifiably excited and anxious to start using this new technology. At Eradani, we have been building Open Source applications for the IBM i for several years and have learned some valuable lessons about how to use Open
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A popular myth surrounding the IBM i is that its user interface is limited to green screen 5250 displays. It’s NOT! You can build the most modern, functional, easy-to-use user experiences using JavaScript running natively on IBM i. According to statistics from GitHub, JavaScript is currently the most used language for building applications stored in GitHub
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