RPG

Getting the Most From Your Application Development Tools

This past summer I tackled the daunting project of rebuilding an outdoor deck. My collection of tools is hardly of beginner level, but surely not contractor grade either. There was one particularly onerous section that was too difficult for my carpentry pay grade and it was blatantly obvious a trained professional was in order. When […]

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Diving Deeper Into Web Services with DATA-INTO and DATA-GEN

Technical editors Jon Paris and Susan Gantner continue their series on DATA-INTO

DATA-INTO Plus DATA-GEN for Web Services

Combining these two RPG operations with the YAJL library simplifies using web services from RPG

The Many Faces of Application Creation: Part 2

This is a continuation of last month’s article, which chronicled application tools and options in context of development projects I’ve worked in and programming alternatives used, including design, coding, and validation. I’ve used various programming facilities, along with their strengths and weaknesses. My experiences start in the early 1970s, and the evolution I’ve experienced spans […]

Celebrating 10 More Years of RPG Progress

IBM i experts Jon Paris and Susan Gantner reflect on a decade of progress for the RPG development language

Tackling Unique Audit Requirements with RPG

IBM i experts Jon Paris and Susan Gantner share tips to tackle Data Structures and audit requirements

Announcing IBM i 7.4 TR1

On Tuesday, October 8 2019, IBM made several announcements, including the first Technology Refresh for the IBM i 7.4 release, as well as TR 7 for 7.3.

An Introduction to Variable Field Lengths in RPG

RPG experts Jon Paris and Susan Gantner explain new capabilities available with the Fall 2019 IBM i TR

Varying-Dimension Arrays for RPG

The new IBM i 7.4 announcement brought with it varying-dimension arrays, a new data definition keyword and more