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Hackers Delight

Hackers Delight – Introduction

ByByAndy YouensFeb 5, 20253 min read

Welcome to our comprehensive blog series on mastering packed fields and bitwise operations in RPG Free! In this series, which will be published over the next few months, we will…

choosing the right language

Choosing the Right Language

ByByJane YouensFeb 5, 2025

RPG, ILE, SQL & Open-Source Programming Our grandchildren have just started secondary school and along with the expected French, Spanish and German they have been offered Mandarin. Everyone has welcomed…

Hackers Delight

Hackers Delight – Part 1

ByByWim JongmanFeb 5, 2025

What are Packed Fields? Packed fields are an essential data structure in RPG programming, specifically designed to efficiently store numeric values. This chapter explores the definition, purpose, structure, and advantages…

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Hackers Delight

Hackers Delight – Introduction

Welcome to our comprehensive blog series on mastering packed fields and bitwise operations in RPG Free! In this series, which will be published over the next few months, we will…

ByByAndy YouensFeb 5, 20253 min read
choosing the right language

Choosing the Right Language

RPG, ILE, SQL & Open-Source Programming Our grandchildren have just started secondary school and along with the expected French, Spanish and German they have been offered Mandarin. Everyone has welcomed…

ByByJane YouensFeb 5, 20254 min read
Hackers Delight

Hackers Delight – Part 1

What are Packed Fields? Packed fields are an essential data structure in RPG programming, specifically designed to efficiently store numeric values. This chapter explores the definition, purpose, structure, and advantages…

ByByWim JongmanFeb 5, 20253 min read
passwords

Passwords – Looking Ahead

Be it auditors, the recent NIS2 Directive , or just common sense, stepping away from IBM i user profiles with never expiring passwords has always been the better choice. Since…

ByByRudi van HelvoirtJan 8, 20256 min read
the snake

Mapepire Introduction

In my last couple of articles, I have shown python accessing data on the IBM i, accessing both DB2 for i and SQLite. The SQLite article used an SQLite package…

ByByAndy YouensJan 6, 202510 min read
noxDB – Easily Use JSON in RPG

noxDB – Easily Use JSON in RPG

Introduction In November 2024 I was invited to the Benelux Common conference in the Netherlands to give a couple of workshops, and what a great event it was. Take a…

ByByAndy YouensDec 5, 202420 min read
A Christmas Quiz

A Christmas Quiz

Tis the season to be jolly, and what better way to spread some holiday cheer than with a delightful Christmas quiz! Whether you’re snuggled up by the fire with a…

ByByJane YouensDec 5, 20241 min read
python

Python Environments

Introduction Whenever I conduct a workshop or training session on developing in Python, I always make it a point to cover Python environments. The first question often asked has to…

ByByAndy YouensNov 12, 20245 min read
a key to success

A Key to Success

With the recent announcement of IBM i regarding the subscription model. There are a lot of questions if you wish to understand the complete impact of moving away from non-expiring…

ByByRudi van HelvoirtNov 12, 20244 min read
Open Ports on IBM i

Open Ports on IBM i

In this article I will talk about another great open-source utility for our IBM i. A couple of years ago I wrote an article on a great open-source utility called…

ByByAndy YouensOct 9, 20243 min read
Where Are You Listening?

Where Are You Listening?

Security is hard to ignore these days and for good reason. So, adding TLS to all IBM i applications is a logical step to take. For sure there are the…

ByByRudi van HelvoirtOct 9, 20246 min read
PowerWire Article on DB2

Python DB2 for i Access

Introduction In my previous article, I wrote about how to access a SQLite database and output the SQL resultset in a neat table. If you need a recap, my previous…

ByByAndy YouensSep 5, 20246 min read