Why do I have these README.md files? What’s a .md file?
What are these README.md files in your new Git repository? A mainframer’s introduction to Markdown, and why it replaced scattered Word documents.
DevOps
How not to screw up your z/OS Unix File System structure
A field guide to sane z/OS Unix System Services file systems: mount points, directory conventions, and the mistakes that make USS painful a decade later.
Get better performance with a 2 stage COBOL compile process in a DevOps model
Migrating from a legacy mainframe SCM to Git and DBB? Revisit your COBOL compile parameters — a two-stage compile process can win back real build time.
Why does my z/OS code look like gibberish with git?
If your z/OS code looks like gibberish in Git, you migrated with the wrong code page or forgot .gitattributes. How EBCDIC-to-UTF-8 conversion actually works.
Three tricks to drastically improve the performance of IBM Developer for z/OS
Three fixes that drastically improve IBM Developer for z/OS performance on resource-constrained machines — from someone who’s spent too long waiting on hangs.
z/OS Dataset Considerations for Migrating from Endevor to Git
Moving from Endevor to Git with IBM DBB is the right time to reevaluate your z/OS dataset locations and naming conventions. Here is what to consider.
What is the amount of memory I need to run IDz?
How much memory does IBM Developer for z/OS really need? Why the default 8 GB desktop or VM lags, and what to assign so IDz and the OS both have room.
What’s the difference between IDz, IDzEE and ADFz?
IDz, IDzEE, and ADFz overlap — but they aren’t the same product. A Venn-diagram tour of IBM’s developer bundles, so you know what your company actually bought.
4 immediate actions you need to take in any new Jazz environment.
Standing up a new IBM ELM (Jazz) environment? Four actions to take immediately across the suite — from Workflow Management to Rhapsody Model Management.
How to automate the licensing of IDz with a P2 installation
Automate IDz license configuration in a P2 installation so developer rollout stays hands-off — the follow-up to our P2 install guide for IDz 15 and 16.