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If you are developing software on IBM i systems then IBM Bob has probably caught your attention by now. This AI powered coding assistant lives right inside your IDE and acts as a smart programming partner that understands your full codebase. It helps you design, refactor, review and modernize code with real expertise in RPG, …
You know the drill. You fire up the IDE full of hope, and immediately get mugged by debugging hell, fossilized 90s RPG that smells of mothballs, pointless documentation, and soul-crushing code reviews. Absolute murder. Enter IBM BOB – my cheeky AI mate who actually enjoys hoovering up all that tedious programming guff for me. In …
Restoring IBM i Libraries to Different Names : The Hidden Problems (and How to Fix Them) Cross-Logical Files • SQL Temp Objects • Triggers • Procedures • Journals • Plus the DFRID(YES) Solution Today we’re diving deep into one of those IBM i gotchas that trips up even experienced admins: restoring a library to a …
If you are an IBM i developer looking to dip your toes into modern web content management, installing WordPress on your Power System is a fantastic starting point. WordPress powers a huge chunk of the web, and running it on IBM i brings that flexibility right into your AS/400 environment. What’s WordPress? WordPress is a …
In a less technical blog entry, come with me on a soggy, scenic road trip to the legendary Costa Blanca Pub – The Black Flame. The famous tongue-twister says “the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain” but today, it feels like someone rewrote the lyrics just for us. Right… repeat after me, slowly …
Mastering TURNOVER for IBM i: Project and Worklist Management Basics If you’re knee-deep in managing software changes on the IBM i platform, you know how crucial it is to keep things organized, auditable, and efficient. Today on the blog, we’re diving into TURNOVER for iSeries, specifically focusing on project and worklist management. This tool from …
IBM-i Independent Auxiliary Storage Pool (iASP) If you’ve ever wondered how IBM i handles advanced storage isolation, high availability, or multi-tenant environments without everything living in the basic system ASP, perhaps this video is for you. In todays presentation, I will take you through 18 slides that break down Independent Auxiliary Storage Pools (iASPs) from …
If you have ever hit weird SQL errors on your IBM i, seen missing functions in SYSTOOLS, or run into problems after an unexpected IPL or data migration, then QSYS/QSQIBMCHK is the tool you need to know. This is one of those hidden IBM i gems that quietly saves the day when your database catalog …
Welcome back to another dieting adventure in IBM-i land. Ever wondered why your IBM i disk space is disappearing faster than expected? Those fat libraries are usually the culprits. Follow my Fat Stuff Blogs on how to use SQL to find the large objects on our IBM-i systems. Here is a quick and practical lesson …
Removing Java 17 from IBM i and Watching BOB Compile Without any Java Log Drama If you have been following my adventures in IBM i land, you know I have been wrestling with some pesky Java issues for a while now. Today, I am thrilled to report a major win: we finally yanked Java 17 …
If you caught yesterday’s meltdown video, you know I had a rough time with abnormal ends, full-on crashes, and what felt like nuclear-level explosions on the system. All thanks to IBM BOB struggling to chat properly with my IBM i box. Today, we are bouncing back with some smart tweaks to our CLRBOBLOG command. We …
Today, I want to share a wild ride that started as a simple video lesson, I planned to record a video on IBM BOB generating a CL program to check library sizes but quickly turned into a full-blown system emergency as I found my connection locking up, and my IBM-i system sitting at 99.9% disk …
