Courses

Let's be honest. Your IBM i has been quietly running the business for decades, and it's not going anywhere. But the world around it now speaks JSON, REST APIs and web front ends. The good news? You don't need to rip and replace anything. Node.js runs right on IBM i, right next to your RPG and Db2 data, and it's a lot easier to get going than you might think.

In this hands-on course I'll take you from "what on earth is an event loop?" to a working web application, step by step:

Overview: what Node.js is, and how it fits into the IBM i architecture.
Why Node.js? How it compares with RPG, Java, Python and PHP, and when it's the right tool for the job.
Installing Node.js: open source package management, yum, bash, PATH and the Db2 database drivers, done properly.
Express and IBM i: building web routes and calling your existing CL commands and RPG programs from JavaScript.
Build a real app: a complete create, read, update and delete application on a Db2 for i food ingredients table, with a simple web front end.
Every lesson includes precise, copy-and-paste code samples. Whether you're a seasoned RPG developer or an IBM i admin curious about open source, you'll finish with a working app and the confidence to build your own.

So grab a cup of tea, fire up a 5250 session (old habits!) and let's get started.

This presentation is an introduction to the IBM i Power System and a look at the IBM Midrange System's heritage from the 1970's up to correct days. From the old pre-internet AS/400 systems, through the iSeries Generation to today's modern Web2.0 IBM i Power Systems.

Welcome to the digital frontier of IBM i! In this course, we’ll bridge the gap between your trusty green screen and the modern web. Whether you're a seasoned RPGLE coder or just dipping your toes into the world of APIs, you'll learn how to expose IBM i programs as webservices, interact with RESTful endpoints, and unlock new possibilities for integration and automation. Say goodbye to siloed systems and hello to the internet of IBM i.

How do I connect to an IBM-i Power System? Which 5250 Screen Emulator shall I use?

The IBM i System, like its predecessors the AS400 and iSeries, uses something called 5250 to stream its data to a terminal, often called a green screen. You've seen these clunky old terminals in black and white sci-fi movies. We still use them... sort of... we use terminal emulators (software that emulates the functions of those old terminals) to type commands into a command-line interface using windows/linux/mac whatever.

So which one is best?

This course is an introduction into Using and Administering your IBM i System. We will go through signing up for a free account online and logging in and going through some basic usage of the wonderful IBM-i operating system.

How do we start our modernization project?

The driving idea behind modernizing a legacy IBM AS400 or iSeries application is much more than the simple task of refactoring our old RPG and CLP codebase.