Open Source integration focus at recent iChime meeting

Posted byCharles Guarino

Alan Seiden was our June 24th meeting’s special guest. He started our discussion on the world of open source.  A big take away, though no surprise, is the world of ILE is far more than just RPG.   He then went on to describe the many other ways developers can adopt open source technologies to quickly create meaningful business results.  One example was the many benefits of using CURL, both for development and testing.

As always, trying to have a single photo with all 30 attendees was nearly impossible. Thanks to everyone who joined the meeting!

An excellent GitHub resource for IBM i that was referenced is OSSILE – a source of free functions readily available for download and reviewing. https://github.com/OSSILE/OSSILE

Open source is not just about using the source code in production, but how it can also be used as education, to see how other developers solve a particular problem.

We were reminded how important it is to not use the words “replace” when it comes to substituting one language with another.  It is not a binary decision.  Once again, an integrated language environment is optimal.  Perhaps more important than ever before.

To learn more about Alan Seiden and his company visit https://www.seidengroup.com/.

You are welcome to join!

Our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 14th, 2020 at 2:00PM Eastern (New York) time.  The kickoff discussion will be the essentials of Amazon Web Services.

To register and be notified of future meetings, visit www.centralparkdata.com/iChime.

Published by Charles Guarino

Charles Guarino believes in the “power” of IBM Power Systems. His career reflects his interest in bringing the platform and its solutions to others. Charles started his professional journey as a department of one. Today, he is serving individuals on a worldwide basis though his consulting work and award-winning speaking engagements. Charles is a true people person and can often be found at conferences sharing his expertise in RDi and other IBM i topics. Reach out to Charles through his company, Central Park Data Systems, at [email protected]. He looks forward to hearing from you.