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System i Developer | RPG & DB2 Summit eLearning

iPro Developer (formerly System iNetwork) has partnered with System i Developer to bring high-quality education based on the RPG & DB2 Summit directly to your office or home. You'll get practical use-it-today instruction from programming gurus Susan Gantner, Jon Paris and Paul Tuohy right when you need it most. See all System i Developer courses below, or click here for a full schedule of eLearning events.

MAY 22

RSE (WDSC/RDi/RDP) Jump Start Workshop

with Susan Gantner, System i Developer
An RPG & DB2 Summit Course

Susan Gantner, InstructorThis technical eLearning series will help you get off a fast start using RSE (the Remote System Explorer). We'll cover practical steps, hints and tips that will enable you to be more productive with the new toolset from day 1.

 

This course meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays, May 22-31.

JUN 19

Simplify Complex RPG Functions with Ordinary I/O Operations

with Jon Paris, System i Developer
An RPG & DB2 Summit Course

Jon Paris, InstructorRPG IV is a powerful language and by using the appropriate techniques there's almost nothing it can't handle. In these sessions, Jon will describe how RPG SPECIAL files and the new Open Access for RPG make it possible to use conventional I/O to integrate such functionality into your RPG.

This course meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays, June 19-28.

COMING SOON

Moving to /Free-Form RPG

with Jon Paris, System i Developer
An RPG & DB2 Summit Course

Jon Paris, InstructorStarting with V5R1, IBM began a process of "liberating" the RPG language. Join Jon Paris and learn not just how to write free format logic, but why writing code this way can make your programs far easier to maintain. Learn to code /Free format logic the best way, not simply a way that the compiler will accept it.

Course dates will be announced soon.
 
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Susan Gantner Jon Paris Paul Tuohy
Susan Gantner Jon Paris Paul Tuohy

 

Susan Gantner's career has spanned more than 24 years in the field of application development. She began as a programmer developing applications for corporations in Atlanta, working with a variety of hardware and software platforms. She joined IBM in 1985 and quickly developed a close association with the Rochester laboratory during the development of the AS/400 system.

Susan worked in Rochester, Minnesota for 5 years in the AS/400 Technical Support Center. She later moved to the IBM Toronto Software Laboratory to provide technical support for programming languages and AD tools on the AS/400. Susan left IBM in 1999 to devote more time to teaching and consulting.Her primary emphasis is on enabling customers to take advantage of the latest programming and database technologies on OS/400.

 

Jon Paris has been involved in IT for 40 years, his experience covering the spectrum from operations to compiler design. Jon joined the languages group in IBM's Toronto Lab in 1987, where he was involved in the launch of the AS/400.

In early 1989, Jon was assigned to the architecture and planning group with responsibility for the Cobol and RPG languages. He was one of the "fathers" of RPG IV and played a major role in its design. Jon left IBM in 1998, and with his partner Susan Gantner now runs Partner400, a company focused on developing and delivering application modernization education in the IBM i world. Jon is a frequent speaker at user group meetings and conferences around the world, and has a number of speaker excellence awards from COMMON.

 

Paul Tuohy has worked in the development of IBM midrange applications for 24 years. He has been IT manager of Kodak Ireland and technical director of Precision Software Ltd. He is currently CEO of ComCon, a midrange consultancy company. Paul has been lecturing at IBM Learning Services in Dublin for the last 18 years

Paul is the author of Re-engineering RPG Legacy Applications and iSeries Navigator for Programmers and he is one of the quoted industry experts in the IBM Redbook Who knew you could do that with RPG IV? He has won numerous speaker awards at Common conferences.