May 12, 2017
May 12, 2017 | Volume 14 Issue 9
• LEAD ARTICLE: TechTip: Node.js iToolkit Mods
• FEATURED ARTICLE: TechTip: PHP 7.X Is Finally Here
• FEATURED NEWS: COMMON Announces 2017-2018 Board of Directors
• NEWS HIGHLIGHT: Profound.js 2.0 Extends the Power of Agile Modernization and Node.js on IBM i
• WHITE PAPER: IBM i Security: Event Logging & Active Monitoring
• FEATURED VIDEO: Design an Invoice in 10 Minutes
• EVENT: Where's the Data? Helping Users Find the Data They Need with NGS-IQ
TechTip: Node.js iToolkit Mods
Walk through a real-world scenario of how Aaron Bartell approaches changes to open-source projects.
Written by Aaron Bartell
In a recent blog post, Jesse Gorzinski, Business Architect - Open Source on IBM i, focused on the "Power of Community." The community is the only way open source not only survives but thrives. There's a lot of activity in IBM i open source right now, and I hope that trend continues.
One aspect that kept me from originally participating with open source is I didn't know how to interoperate with the community and participate in changing code repositories. This article documents a real-world scenario.
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TechTip: PHP 7.X Is Finally Here
PHP 7.0 is here. Hurray! For the IBM i, that is. It took a while, but now it’s a fact. Read all about it.
Written by Dave Shirey
Almost two years ago, I did a TechTip on PHP 7.0 and what it had to offer when it was first released by Zend. In fact, I did two of them. At that time, the word on the street was that it would be available for the i within a few months of that date (July 2015). But it took a bit longer than anyone expected. It took, in fact until just a few weeks ago. But now, finally, the latest release of PHP is available for the IBM i community to use and abuse. And, in fact, it took so long that what is now available to the i is not just PHP 7.0, but PHP 7.1.
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COMMON Announces 2017-2018 Board of Directors
COMMON, the largest association of IBM Power Systems and Business Computing users, announced its new Board of Directors members during the Meeting of the Members.