We’ve been pretty silent on the blog over the past three months, but for good reason. We’ve been heads down working hard over the summer to build a curriculum based on our partnership with Island Training Solutions. We’ve now perfected and delivered our course to over 1000 developers worldwide. The training is delivered remotely. Your … Read more
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Dojo, REST, iPads, oh my! So, the release many of us at Strongback (as well as a few customers) have been waiting for was released. HATS version 8 brings a whole bunch of new features. Some of which we’ve had direct input on (thank us for getting proper screen shots of VT100 screens). We were … Read more
I frequently get asked what all the acronyms mean with the products under the Rational EM umbrella. They are confusing, and in some cases there may be one acronym that refers to two or more products (RSA for example). So.. to help alleviate the confusion, I’ve compiled a simple list of common acronyms. This relates … Read more
I was recently editing some requirements, and this was the day that FF 5 rolled out, which was only 2 months after Firefox 4 rolled out. For those unaware of the controversy, Mozilla has announced that they will be rolling out new releases every 2 months. Yes, 2 months. Those in software development can appreciate … Read more
In preparation for the IBM Innovate conference starting this June, I’ve put together some helpful advice to newcomers who’ve not been to one of the conferences before. By no means is this a complete list, nor is it an official list. Its MY list. Enjoy: What to bring CLOTHING: Well, first off, this is Florida. … Read more
This last week IBM announced that RDiSOA 8 is now available. Current customers have already been able to download the individual parts for some time. Now, they should see the full package available from Passport Advantage. RDiSOA Combines RPG and COBOL Development Tools for i with Rational Business Developer. It also combines the value propositions … Read more
This little gem of an error came up today. While installing Rational Developer for Power, I got a message that the the product was not compatible with the package group I was installing into. In this case I tried installing into multiple existing package groups including one with Rational Business Developer, and another with Rational … Read more
Team Concert can handle complex dependency builds on the IBM mainframe. If you have a long deployment tasks that are highly manual, and error prone, using the RTC build agents on z/OS could save you bookoos of time and money. This video from Thom Haynes at IBM’s user experience team shows you how: Setting up … Read more
For those interested, the Jazz team announced Beta 3 for all three Rational CLM products including: Team Concert Quality Manager Requirements Composer While each of these three are worthy in their own spotlight, when put together, the whole is worth more than the sum of its parts. Its interesting to note that the Jazz team … Read more