RE: IBM announces new language environment - Node.js for i

+1

Jerry C. Adams
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-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Henrik Rützou
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2014 8:53 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: IBM announces new language environment - Node.js for i

Jim,

the only thing we need now is that IBM I also runs Windows, but on the other hand why import unstability ;-)

On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 3:44 PM, Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

wrote:

Wait!!!! I thought IBM i (AS/400, iSeries, System i) is a closed and
proprietary system!!! Say it ain't so......

More seriously when you combine the APIs that are opened up along with
Nathan's list below it makes quite an Open argument.

I wonder when IBM HQ is going to wake up and realize what they have.
They
won't: the reason, it will drive sales and profits. (Partly at the
expense of the mainframe/MVS which is the real reason)

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-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Nathan Andelin
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2014 8:19 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: IBM announces new language environment - Node.js for i

Link to the announcement:

http://ibm.co/1EoKAcU

"Node.js is a platform built on Google Chrome JavaScript™ run time for
server-side and networking applications. It is enabled on IBM i and
shipped as part of the licensed program 5770-DG1. Besides the core
functions of node.js, IBM i node.js also offers extensions to operate
DB2 for i and gain access to native IBM i objects such as programs,
commands, data queues, data areas, spool files, user spaces, jobs,
system values, environment values, and more."

Node.js is especially known for its support for I/O streaming, whether
that be the local file system, sockets, creating lightweight HTTP
servers and HTTP clients, encryption, zip and unzip, and other string handling.

How many language environments does that make?

1. ILE (RPG, Cobol, C, CL, REXX).
2. SQL & SQL DDL.
3. Java.
4. PHP.
5. Python.
6. Power Ruby and Rails.
7. Node.js
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