imPower Technologies

Speaker:
Jim Buck

Tuesday, January 17, 2023 - 2:00pm to 4:30pm

Session 1
Modernization and 21st Century Skills How to Move your Business into the 21st Century on IBM i

Faced with pressure from upper management, learn how different companies moved their company's software into the 21st century. Why 21st century technologies, require systematic training. We will discuss the steps these companies have followed to modernize their business and IT staff spending significantly less money and time than moving off the platform.
Topics Covered:
• Modernization requirements
• Modernization and Staff training
• Where to find IBM i Developers for your company
• What about me… where do seasoned developers fit in?
• Basics of training developers in 21st Century skills
• Myths and truths
• A sad alternative
Spoiler alert - abandoning the IBM i platform was not the answer!

Session 2
RPG, MVC Architecture and Modernization

Developing ILE code requires the developer to change their thought processes, gone are the large programs doing complicated processes. ILE requires the developer to think in small easily managed procedures. Reusable procedures, modules, and service programs.
Learning Objectives:
1. Why use Model View Controller architecture
2. Improve developers understanding of service programs
3. Learn why Service programs should be data centric rather that application centric
4. Learn how correctly designed service programs will make your life easier
Audience: IBM i Developers wanting to get started with or improve their programming skills using modern RPG coding techniques

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Jim is the president and founder of imPower Technologies where he provides professional IBM i online/onsite training (https://impowertechnologies.com/) . He is active in the IBM i community working to help companies train their employees in the latest IBM technologies and helps companies develop the next generation of IBM i professionals.

Jim Buck’s career in IT has spanned more than 38 years, primarily in college education, manufacturing, and healthcare industries. Past president (13 years) of the Wisconsin Midrange Computer Professional Association (www.wmcpa.org) and has served on several teams developing IBM and COMMON certification tests. Jim has co-authored several IBM i books with Bryan Meyers that are used by many companies and in colleges worldwide, "Programming in ILE RPG" 5th Edition being the latest in 2015.

Other accomplishments include, recipient of the 2007 IBM System i Innovation – Education Excellence Award, 2014 COMMON Presidents Award and named 2013/2016/2017/2018/2019 IBM Champion - Power Systems.

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