Glad to have you back for this week's IBM i Pulse! Each week we will be taking a deeper look at the latest IBM i and Profound Logic news.
From Our Experts:
- Ted Holt discusses reader feedback with Odds and Ends: Readers Respond in his latest Guru blog for IT Jungle.
Profound Logic News:
- IT Jungle follows up there article Tesla Teases IBM i Software Vendor into Experimental Coding with the Reader Feedback on Tesla IBM i Software Vendor.
- New on-demand webinar available: Make Applications You'll Love with RPG and Node.js
Educational Resources:
- Check out how to use Watson's Image Recognition Software with your IBM i in this video.
- Alex Roytman shows you the secret to building a database-driven single-page Node.js application.
Product News:
- Profound UI 5.14 is now available! Learn more about the latest version here or Download the latest version.
- Learn how to Create Customer ToolTips with this Profound Pro Tip.
Industry News:
Will IBM i Professionals Make a Job Change in 2018 by Patrick Staudacher
Based upon a few recent surveys Talsco put together a list of reasons why IBM i professionals might want to make a job change. Some of those reasons include:
- Workers are satisfied, but underpaid
- The desire for more skill sets
- Better work-life balance
- IT needs to be a priority
- Baby boomers are burnt out
- Millennials want better benefits and perks
Each of these points gives you and your business a better understanding of what employees are looking for now and in the future of IT employment. Getting out ahead of these issues can only benefit the IBM i community.
Read the details of each survey point here
Node.js Africa by Agiri Abraham Jr.
Node.js Africa is an open source group that is dedicated to expanding Node.js to the continent of Africa. This group's goal is to build a community in Africa that is focused on educating those who are interested in this open source community. Some of their main areas of focus are Node.js modules, best practices in designing Node.js modules, and best practices with documentation.
Their hope is to spread information about Node.js and JavaScript throughout Africa, not only through code commits but through technical writing and content development. With over a billion people on the content of Africa, they are committed to adding to this already growing open source community by connecting with an untapped market of developers. Their goals are to make Node.js a more globalized and diverse community.
The increase in popularity and versatility of Node.js has helped spark many of these types of groups which in turn only helps fuel the popularity of Node.js as a viable open source technology.
To see what Node.js Africa is doing in their community click here
