Hi, Check out our upcoming meetings! Don't miss our next online session with Richard Schoen! Richard is presenting Pass the Flask and Quickly Pour IBM i Python Web Apps and Services. Rescheduled: May 14, 2020! Greg Patterson of Fresche Solutions will be presenting, Rapidly Create Responsive Web Applications. Also in May Richard Schoen will be joined by Alan Seiden to deliver a session about PHP on the IBM i without Zend Server. Please RSVP if you plan to attend so we can see the interest in the topic. Your RSVP will stay private to MAGiC and will not be dispersed in any manner to anyone. When you RSVP you will also receive the GotoMeeting invite to save to your calendar. If you have suggestions for our monthly meetings please email me and we will do our best to get it on the agenda! Stay safe and healthy out there! 

April Online Meeting

Pass the Flask and Quickly Pour IBM i Python Web Apps and Services When: April 30, 2020 at 3:30 Eastern Where: Online Presented By: Richard Schoen If you’ve been itching to see what all the fuss is about, but haven’t had time to open the Flask, attend this session by Richard Schoen to learn how to jump start your web development with the Flask web framework. Python has been available for the past several years on IBM i as part of the open source packages for IBM i. Created back in 1989, about the time the AS/400 appeared, the Python language has gone on to become one of the more popular open source development languages for speedy app creation on all platforms including IBM i, Windows, Linux and Mac servers. As a Python based web development framework Flask is flexible and easy to get started with for beginning web developers and existing IBM i developers alike. You can go from installation to a “Hello IBM i” app in 7 lines of code. In this session we will cover everything from installation and getting started to best practices. We will also review and provide the source to a sample Flask application you can install and start using right away on your IBM i to get more familiar with Flask and identify some use cases in your own shop. You won’t want to miss this inspiring Flask technical session to see how the IBM i has been bitten by Python and Flask can be the elixir that cures all that ails you. Learn More

May Online Meeting

Rapidly Create Responsive Web Applications When: May 14, 2020 at 3:30 Eastern Where: Online Presented By: Greg Patterson IBM i organizations benefit when users can access web applications from both desktops and mobile devices, all from the same code base. Learn how Bootstrap, the most popular framework for developing responsive web and mobile applications accommodates different device types without spending valuable time developing multiple versions of your applications. You’ll also see case studies of real-world IBM i responsive mobile applications.  Attend this session to learn: What responsive design is How Bootstrap makes it easier to create responsive web applications The benefits of using a single code base for web and mobile applications How you can use Bootstrap with PHP, RPG and Node.js                                                                                                                Learn More

May Online Meeting

The Zen of Using PHP without Zend Server When: May 21, 2020 at 3:30 Eastern Where: Online Presented By: Richard Schoen and Alan Seiden

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Until this year there was no easy way to develop and deploy PHP web applications natively on IBM i without installing Zend Server. In early 2020, IBM in conjunction with Zend released a new set of FREE Community supported RPM based installers for PHP. The new RPM installers allow PHP to be installed and ready for development within an hour or less. Even though the new RPM versions are available you will need to review your existing application code and usage of DB2 data to make sure your applications will run efficiently under the new IBM i PHP environment. These Community versions of PHP open up a whole new world of support options for PHP on IBM i. Join Richard Schoen and Alan Seiden as they give you a tour of the new Community IBM i PHP environment and help you decide if you’re ready to expand your PHP horizons. You won’t want to miss this inspiring PHP technical session. Learn More

Past Meeting

Node.js on IBM i: What is it and what’s the big deal? When: Feb 13, 2020 at 3:30 Eastern Where: Online Presented By: Brian May Over the last few years, you have undoubtedly heard about IBM’s addition of new languages and technology to IBM i. One of the big additions is Node.js on IBM i. In this session we will discuss exactly what Node.js is, what it means for IBM i, and why it is so important. This will be a high level overview of the tools and technologies involved in Node development on IBM i. If interested, please plan to stay online after the main presentation for a brief discussion of how Profound Logic’s innovative technologies can make Node.js on IBM i seamlessly integrate with your existing applications and simplify development of Node applications. Brian May in addition to being a published author and an award winning speaker, Brian May is the Director of Pre-Sales and Customer Solutions with Profound Logic. In this role, he works with existing and potential customers to share his extensive knowledge of planning and managing modernization projects. Brian was a coauthor of the IBM i Modernization Redbook and was recognized by IBM as one of the first IBM Champions for Power Systems. For Recording

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