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PodcastTo listen in to this meeting click here!IntroductionIn our November 2023 iChime meeting, special guest, Joseph Wright, an experienced IBM i programmer and consultant, led an enlightening session on Python’s role in augmenting RPG. He shed light on a groundbreaking approach in IT development: the integration of Python into RPG programming. This blog post captures …

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TechXchange is quickly approaching and with the opportunity to co-present two sessions on my favorite topics, I am super pumped. Meeting again at a conference of this scale never disappoints. Here are just some of the reasons why I am so looking forward to being there. You should be there too! The People First and …

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The iChime community was joined this past week by not one, but four experts who shared research, experience, and demos with the group. We kicked off the meeting with a discussion with Dr. Chirag Shah, a professor at the University of Washington. Dr. Shah is an expert in machine learning, artificial intelligence, and information science. …

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It is as if I am just starting my career in technology all over again, endlessly poring through manuals and soaking up every last bit of available information on any given subject.  This is exactly how AI today has captured my imagination.  It has brought me back to my first years as a developer, as …

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The queen of SQL for Db2 for i, Birgitta Hauser, joined us on iChime last week for an amazing information download! When she’s not joining us on iChime, this impressive IBM Champion is providing training and education all around the globe. Her time with us was spent deep diving into the world of SQL and …

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There is a common perception among developers that system health is strictly an admin role that does not overlap with development. Truth be told though, I have a hard time creating such a strict delineation between these roles. They compliment and rely on each other so much that they cannot be totally separated into strictly …

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Advocacy for your IT team and the work you do is not optional in today’s environment. Management often does not see IT as a valued business partner, but rather as a support system for other departments. Advocacy for your department can be a game changer not just for you and your team, but for the …

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I wondered during March’s iChime how many of us were surprised to hear that our special guest had originally wanted to become an FBI investigator.  Fortunately for us, she’d found her real passion within the IBM i community while attending Gateway College and the Wisconsin Midrange User Group WMCPA. And apparently she was hard to …

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During our February iChime meeting, the legendary Dr. Frank Soltis, who holds multiple hardware patents, took us through the high points and milestones of his fascinating 40-year career as an IBM chief scientist. This included, most notably to many, as chief architect for the AS/400. To record-breaking virtual attendance, he shared stories of evolution and …

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