Glad to have you back for this week's IBM i Pulse! Each week we'll take a deeper look at the latest IBM i and Profound Logic news. This week we are looking at why you should visit the Fall COMMON conference and the possibility of a big merger in the Open-Source community.
From Our Experts:
- Ted Holt helps you solve Two CL Problems in his latest IT Jungle article.
Profound Logic News:
- Profound UI Version 6 has a new Fix Pack that is available now!
- Profound Logic now offers its Profound UI Mobile Clients an Offline Mode.
Educational Resources:
- Here is an Intro to Profound UI Grid Widget.
- Learn how to Use Profound.js & Node.js Promises to Speed Up Your Apps.
Product News:
- Learn how to Simplify Database Access with pjs.query() with this Profound Pro Tip.
Industry News:
5 Reasons to Attend 2018 Fall COMMON
Next week is the 2018 Fall COMMON conference and there are plenty of reasons for attending this popular conference. Here are the top 5 reasons for attending this year's Fall COMMON Conference:
- This year has over 125 sessions that are included in the 3 day conference. Included in those sessions are 7 from our very own Scott Klement! You can see his schedule here. There is plenty of opportunities to learn on subjects like: Application Development, Database, RPG, Open Source Language, System Management, and others!
- Pittsburgh in the Fall is a beautiful place to be! The "City of Bridges" has over 446 bridges to explore expanding over 3 beautiful rivers. Make sure to check out all the sites and attraction of this great city.
- There are over 2 dozen Exhibitors (including Profound Logic) that you can talk with over a free expo lunch.
- Take a certification exam at the special conference rate! With business computing, RPG, AIX, and IBM i options available to you.
- New to 2018, each workshop will include a hands-on element to it. Make sure to take the time to get into one of the many workshops available.
Check out all the details of 2018 Fall COMMON
The Node.js and JS Foundations Want to Merge by Frederic Lardinois
The JS and Node.js Foundation are the two main open-source foundations focused on JavaScript. The JS Foundation is dedicated to shepherding the ecosystem around the language, while the Node.js Foundation focuses on the Node.js technology using the JavaScript ecosystem. The two foundations have not officially merged, but are discussing the possibilities and plan to get feedback from their respective communities.
In a joint announcement, the two foundations said, “Joining forces will not change the technical independence or autonomy for Node.js or any of the 28 JS Foundation projects such as Appium, ESLint, or jQuery. JavaScript is a versatile programming language that has expanded far beyond its role as a backbone of the web, entering new environments such as IoT, native apps, DevOps, and protocols. As the ecosystem continues to evolve — moving from browsers to servers, desktop applications to embedded devices — increased collaboration in the JavaScript ecosystem is more important than ever to sustain continued and healthy growth.”
In a joint announcement, the two foundations said, “Joining forces will not change the technical independence or autonomy for Node.js or any of the 28 JS Foundation projects such as Appium, ESLint, or jQuery. JavaScript is a versatile programming language that has expanded far beyond its role as a backbone of the web, entering new environments such as IoT, native apps, DevOps, and protocols. As the ecosystem continues to evolve — moving from browsers to servers, desktop applications to embedded devices — increased collaboration in the JavaScript ecosystem is more important than ever to sustain continued and healthy growth.”
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