We offer a variety of sessions, classes and books to suit the needs of both new and seasoned programmers.

Be sure to read about Jim Buck’s graduates Andrea Fletcher, Brent Goben and Francis Calizo, featured in the November IBM Systems magazine.

Employee development doesn’t get the credit it deserves when it comes to talent acquisition. Putting the right people in the right place and giving them the right tools is not a new concept. Many of the top programmers work for companies where this concept has been in place for years. They are homegrown. It follows a pattern: Hire programmers with useful skill sets and if that doesn’t include modern RPG, train them.

One of the keys to our IBM i strategy has been to transform RPG into a modern programming language that can be learned easily by non-RPG developers. From survey results to case studies and interactions with developers at user groups and conferences, I think it’s pretty clear we’re making good on that strategy.