Jon Paris
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Jon Paris is a TechChannel technical editor. His IBM midrange career started when he fell in love with the System/38 while working as a consultant. This ultimately led him to joining IBM. In 1987, Jon was hired by the IBM Toronto Laboratory to work on the S/36 and S/38 COBOL compilers. Subsequently, he became involved with the AS/400 and in particular COBOL/400. In early 1989, Jon was transferred to the Languages Architecture and Planning Group, with particular responsibility for the COBOL and RPG languages. He was heavily involved in producing educational and other support materials and services related to other AS/400 programming languages and development tools. Jon left IBM in 1998. He’s the co-owner of Partner400 (www.partner400.com) and part of System i Developer (www.systemideveloper.com). Jon was named an IBM Power Systems Champion (www.ibm.com/developerworks/champion) in October 2011.
7 Keys to Future-Proofing Your RPG Applications
September 1, 2017
Implementing RPG future-proofing techniques leads to applications that are more resilient and easier to maintain and enhance over time
ArticlesAn RPGer’s First Steps With JSON
July 11, 2017
JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is becoming an essential technology in modern IBM i shops. A look at syntax basics and more. Part 1 of 2.
ArticlesKeeping up With RDi Enhancements
March 21, 2017
Some recent RDi enhancements from V9.5.1 (September 2016) and V9.5.1.1 (December 2016). Covering RPG outline improvements and more
Articles5 Reasons to Use Free-Format RPG
August 16, 2016
Many RPGers have yet to move on from fixed-format code. Here are five reasons to jump on the free-format bandwagon
ArticlesCreating Web Services With Integrated Web Services
February 17, 2016
Back in 2012 we published the article “Need a REST?” where we described the basics of developing a simple REST** Web service in RPG. At the time we noted that although IBM’s Integrated Web Services (IWS) could have been used for this task, it only generated SOAP Web services and that this was overkill for […]
ArticlesRecycling RPG as Stored Procedures
March 21, 2012
This article outlines the basics of turning an RPG program into a stored procedure
ArticlesBuilding REST Web Services With RPG
February 22, 2012
This month’s article begins the process of answering one of the most common questions we’re asked lately: How do I create a Web service? Many people are now turning to RESTful Web services.
ArticlesA Debate: DDS Versus DDL
September 1, 2008
Should you switch your DDS-defined files to DDL and replace RPG file access with embedded SQL? There's no simple answer, but a mix might be the best option.
ArticlesDebugging RPG IV Programs: The Green-Screen Way
December 1, 2007
Learn the secrets to debugging in green screen.