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In the Battle for Talent, Modern Development Environments = Happy Developers

Andrew Wig

September 26, 2025

To attract fresh talent and defy the skills gap, IBM i shops are embracing modern development environments like VS Code for IBM i

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Modern and Magnetic: How Modern Development Environments Attract Fresh IBM i talent

September 8, 2025

How modern development environments play a key role in attracting IBM i talent

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Up to Code: A Modern Mainframe for Modern Developers

September 2, 2025

How familiar development environments are helping the mainframe meet early-career technologists where they are at

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Mainframe and AI: Driving IT Modernization

August 22, 2025

Blair Technology Solutions is at the forefront of mainframe modernization, leveraging the power of IBM’s watsonx Code Assistant for Z to bring artificial intelligence into legacy COBOL environments. By automating COBOL code explanation and documentation, and integrating AI-driven code generation and refactoring workflows, Blair is reducing onboarding time, accelerating development cycles, and preserving the reliability […]

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IBM Kills SDA: How Profound AppDev Turns Crisis Into Opportunity

August 20, 2025

IBM removed Screen Design Aid from 7.6, leaving shops scrambling. Profound AppDev’s coexistence approach lets you instantly web-enable screens while planning comprehensive futurization. After decades of faithful service, IBM quietly removed Screen Design Aid (SDA) from IBM i 7.6. For many businesses running IBM i systems, this might seem like just another technical change. But […]

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