WMCPA Spring Conference 2022

I come from the world of the traditional RPG developer. And I arrive bearing open-source peace offerings for my fellow IBM i travelers. When I started my IBM i development journey back in the eighties I was constantly developing custom RPG programs and CL command utilities to help get work done easier. After 30+ years the journey continues to discover the perfect integration on the IBM i. Even though there is no perfect integration technology, in this session you’ll learn about some useful integrations between traditional languages such as RPG and CL and the open-source stack available on IBM i. Our RPG and CL integration examples will primarily focus on Python, Bash and Java examples, but the integration approach is relevant for any of the open-source languages or applications, including Bash Scripts, QShell/PASE commands, Python, Java, PHP, Node.JS and others.