Application Development

A Decade of Development: The Open Mainframe Project and the Open Source Revolution

Founding members Steven Dickens, Len Santalucia and John Mertic reflect on the democratization of the mainframe ecosystem

Sweet Talking the Bot: Adventures in AI-Assisted Coding on IBM i

IBM i consultant Rick Flagler shares his experience using generative AI as a coding assistant, including a case study involving EDI

2026: The Year AI Affects All IBM i Users

IBM i CTO Steve Will previews what is sure to be a big year for AI on IBM i, including the release of IBM Bob and a focus on agents

Accelerate Application Modernization With watsonx and z17 AI

In this webinar, experts from Novipro and Blair Technology Solutions dig into the new mainframe and its promise of enhanced speed, accuracy and automation When IBM unveiled the new z17 mainframe in 2025, the company doubled down on its AI mission, enhancing the hardware’s AI inference capabilities with the Telum II processor, optional Spyre AI […]

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Navigating the Core: A Compendium of Traditional z/OS Interfaces

For "z/OS and Friends," Joe Gulla provides an overview of the interfaces that every feature, software product and application development environment relies on to communicate.

Generative AI and the Fast Track to Mainframe Skills

Meredith Stowell, VP of LinuxONE & Z Ecosystem at IBM, explains how generative AI tools are helping new mainframers get up to speed and beat the skills gap

Building the Future With DevOps, CI/CD and Developer Tooling

For "z/OS and Friends," Joe Gulla shares his fascination with evolving software deployment practices

ISVs Push Back Against zPDT Sunsetting

The platform allows ISVs to test their products on-premises in an emulated z/OS environment, but only for another 13 months

Rocket Software Unveils Next Evolution of DevOps Tools to Bridge IT Skills Gap Across Core IT Systems

The advances deliver AI-driven insights, deeper automation and more intuitive workflows.

Beyond Legacy: The Modern Language Ecosystem of z/OS

For "z/OS and Friends," Joe Gulla catalogs the broad and ever-evolving range of programming languages on z/OS