A Ruby and RPG Conversation
“Due Diligence” and “Risk Assessment” are phrases that should be running through your head anytime technology decisions are being made where new tooling or ideas are being put into production. The same is true when considering whether the Ruby language has a place in your shop – after-all, it is a significant change in direction when introducing a new language to your technology stack. What many people don’t know is the adoption of Ruby (and the Rails web framework) can be done in incremental fashion if that is what works best for you. What I mean by that is not only can you make use of your existing DB2 tables but also your significant investment in RPG code. How? Well, that’s what this article is all about. Let’s dive in.
Node Nods to RPG and DB2
In the previous article we showed how to get up and running with an initial Node.js “Hello World” web application. That was pretty neat and all but the rubber hits the road when we start being able to interface with DB2 tables and existing RPG programs. The good thing is that IBM was fully aware this was a necessity and has given us some good tools to accomplish the task.
Git to Github
In my last article, the Git tooling was introduced as a mechanism to track changes made to source code. This article expounds on that by showing how to make your local IFS Git repository (“repo” for short) publicly available to others.
Node, The First Kiss
Node.js is hot on IBM i and so is this intro to Node. Learn more about what Node is in this article.
Git To It
An introduction to Git for IBM i developers. Git is good for your sanity.
Trying on a Ruby Ring
Ruby is a great language and is now supported on IBM i, but is it right for you? The best way to find out is to try on this Ruby ring. Also learn how to integrate Ruby with RPG using the ruby-itoolkit open source project.
Explaining Node Package Manager
In this article the Node.js Package Manager will be introduced. Buckle up for awesomeness!
Knee Deep in Ruby Waters
In this article we will expound on irb and introduce more features of the Ruby programming language as it relates to an IBM i programmer – in particular, Ruby methods and one form of encapsulation.
Testing the Ruby Waters
Ruby is a mature open source language; one of the best in my opinion. Time to dip your toes in the water and get an introduction.
Bash Is Not A Shell Game
PASE on IBM i is making some big progress on being an advantage for businesses moving forward quickly. Part of the PASE story is having a shell. There are good shells and inadequate shells. Learn about one of the good ones, namely Bash.