Compare Source Code with VS Code for IBM i Alan Seiden

​[[{“value”:”Code for i’s source comparison feature recently helped me find a bug. While comparing old vs. new versions of an RPG program, I discovered that a CHAIN had been changed to an SQL SELECT, which was fine, except that an important column name had been forgotten. I created a “before and after” Code for i screen shot for the programmer, who then fixed the mistake. As documented on the Code for i “Tricks” page, comparing source code takes only two steps. This technique works both for traditional source members and stream files stored in the IFS. Here are the steps:…
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IBM VP On Power11 Release: ‘It’s More Tools In Our Partners’ Belts’ – CRN

​[[{“value”:”‘We are not going to be successful driving adoption, sales of any of these things without our ecosystem of partners — the service partners, the MSPs, pretty much the entire constituency,’ says Bargav Balakrishnan, IBM vice president of product management for Power.
IBM will incorporate its Spyre Accelerator in future Power products—including its Power11 system releasing next year—and plans a code assistant for the Report Program Generator (RPG) language used with its i operating system as part of a series of advancements solution providers can bring to customers.”}]] Read More 

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