How Current Are Your PTF Groups? Find Out Using SQL Alan Seiden

​[[{“value”:”IBM i continues to deliver SQL interfaces to simplify our work and keep our technology current. Example: We recently needed to test an issue with Apache HTTP Server for i for a support client. IBM Support requested that we check for the latest HTTP PTF Group on our server. (PTF Groups are the names given to logically related fixes, such as those related to HTTP.) To find out if we had the most current group, we used the  SYSTOOLS.GROUP_PTF_CURRENCY SQL view.  The results said our HTTP PTF Group had an “UPDATE AVAILABLE.”  After installing the PTF Group, we ran the…
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Visual Studio Code and the Code for IBM i Extension are COOL Nick Litten

​”Code for IBM i” is a set of tools and extensions for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) that enables developers to create, edit, and manage IBM i applications directly within the VS Code environment.The Code for IBM i extension provides a comprehensive set of features and tools that allow developers to work with IBM i files, databases, and programs, including:RPG, COBOL, and CL editing: Syntax highlighting, code completion, and debugging for RPG, COBOL, and CL programming languages.IBM i file and database access: Ability to access and manage IBM i files and databases directly within VS Code.Compile and debug: Compile and debug IBM i programs directly within VS Code.Integrated terminal: Execute IBM i commands and scripts directly within VS Code.Git integration: Manage IBM i codebase using Git version control.https://www.nicklitten.com/courses/visual-studio-code-for-ibm-i-programmers/ Read More 

RPGPGM.COM-unity in Canada [email protected] (Simon Hutchinson)

​[[{“value”:”Last week I was presenting at COMMON’s Navigate in Toronto, Canada, and I took the opportunity to hand out more of the RPGPGM.COM-unity ribbons. You can see who I gave them to here.
If I gave you a ribbon and I missed taking a photograph of you with it, please send me a photograph posed like the other people I photographed with their ribbons.
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Unlock the Power of Modern DevOps for Your IBM i Applications Daniel Magid

​[[{“value”:”With over 100 million users worldwide, Git is the world’s most popular version control system—and for good reason. Combined with cloud platforms like GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, and Bitbucket, Git offers unparalleled capabilities for tracking changes, managing parallel development, simplifying audits, automating code promotion, securing source code, and more. Yet, despite its ubiquity, Git has
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