It's everything you need to know, from the bottom up.
Written by Mike Myers
Let me first explain a little about myself. I wrote my first program in 1982 on a System/34 (RPG II). Two years later, I was on the System/38 (RPG III), and soon after, the AS/400 (RPG IV, etc.). So, yes, I am an old green-screen developer—working hard, I might add, to update my skill set using Rational Developer for i for SOA Construction (RDi SOA).
I found Joe's book very useful in introducing me to the key concepts of EGL—namely widgets, library functions, reusable components, and completely encapsulated shared projects.
CNX has created an elegant modernization suite designed by RPG programmers for RPG programmers.
Written by Chris Smith
Editor's Note: This article describes the Valence 2.1 modernization software suite from CNX Corp. available for free download from the MC Software Center.
With pressure building in IT shops to modernize green-screen applications into ones with modern GUI interfaces, a newcomer on the scene of modernization tools holds the promise of truly increasing application functionality while enhancing its appearance.
Be sure you understand the impact of a profile's user class on user capabilities.
Written by Robin Tatam
One of the security issues most frequently cited by auditors is the existence of (overly) powerful users on a system. Unfortunately, there are no hard and fast guidelines of what defines a powerful user on the IBM i platform. Too often, administrators and auditors focus almost exclusively on a profile's User Class (USRCLS) parameter.
In my opinion, a powerful user is anyone who can operate outside the confines of an application.
Written by Chris Smith
Written by Robin Tatam