Read the original at iDevelop.
Read the original at iDevelop.
Read the original at iDevelop.
In our user group discussions we hear the undercurrent of worries about the death of the AS/400 and where are jobs will be in the future. Do I believe that our revered IBM i system is dying? Absolutely not! In fact there is a great LinkedIn discussion going on right now started by Nathan Andelin that I think all of us need to be paying attention to. It talks about what we need to be doing as Admins and Developers to put the IBM i back in the very viable role as the solution for our respective business communities. But the responsibility rests on each of our own shoulders.
Take a look and give us your thoughts.
Read the original at GSLMUG.
In our user group discussions we hear the undercurrent of worries about the death of the AS/400 and where our jobs will be in the future. Do I believe that our revered IBM i system is dying? Absolutely not! In fact there is a great LinkedIn discussion going on right now started by Nathan Andelin that I think all of us need to be paying attention to. It talks about what we need to be doing as Admins and Developers to put the IBM i back in the very viable role as the solution for our respective business communities. But the responsibility rests on each of our own shoulders.
Take a look and give us your thoughts.
Read the original at GSLMUG.
In our user group discussions we hear the undercurrent of worries about the death of the AS/400 and where our jobs will be in the future. Do I believe that our revered IBM i system is dying? Absolutely not! In fact there is a great LinkedIn discussion going on right now started by Nathan Andelin that I think all of us need to be paying attention to. It talks about what we need to be doing as Admins and Developers to put the IBM i back in the very viable role as the solution for our respective business communities. But the responsibility rests on each of our own shoulders.
Take a look and give us your thoughts.
Read the original at GSLMUG.
I’d like to address questions about DB2 support in Zend Framework 2.x. Because I helped create the IBM i-friendly DB2 adapter for Zend Framework 1.x, I’m following the development of a similar adapter for ZF2.
Q. Does ZF 2 include an adapter for DB2?
A. ZF 2.0 does not, but read on.
Q. When will a DB2 adapter be included in ZF 2.x?
A. Rumor says ZF 2.1 or 2.2. I plan to discuss it with the Zend Framework team at ZendCon in a week or two (late October, 2012).
Q. Does Alan’s IBM i-friendly DB2 adapter for Zend Framework 1.x work in 2.x?
A. No. Because ZF’s Zend_Db equivalent in 2.x works differently than in 1.x, my 1.x component will not work in 2.x.
Q. When will you know more?
A. I’ll know more after ZendCon, so probably late October/early November. I plan to spend time with the db adapter team at the conference. We’ll discuss the needs of IBM i users, such as support for driver-specific features, including library lists.
Q. Help! I must use ZF2 now.
A. You can still use the underlying functions in the ibm_db2 driver (db2_connect, db2_exec, etc.). I know one person creating his own bare-bones adapter based on these. For most people, though, it’s best to wait for the official announcement.
I’ll update this blog post after ZendCon.
Read the original at Alan Seiden's PHP and IBM i Resources.
I’d like to address questions about DB2 support in Zend Framework 2.x. Because I helped create the IBM i-friendly DB2 adapter for Zend Framework 1.x, I’ve followed the development of a similar adapter for ZF2.
(updated January 30, 2013, upon the release of ZF 2.1)
Q. Does ZF 2 include an adapter for DB2?
A. Yes! Starting with ZF 2.1, which was released today.
Q. Is Alan’s IBM i-friendly DB2 adapter for Zend Framework 1.x needed in 2.x?
A. No. Because ZF’s Zend_Db equivalent in 2.x works differently than in 1.x, my 1.x component is not needed in 2.x.
Q. Does ZF 2.1′s DB2 adapter work with IBM i?
A. Yes! Please try it and provide feedback to the ZF team.
Read the original at Alan Seiden Consulting: PHP and IBM i Expertise.
Android apps are fun to create, but once you have something “out in the wild” you need to continue updating it with features that users are requesting. Such is the case with my 3rd article based on the SureYouCanHaveTheKeys.com idea.
Read the original at Young i Perspectives.
