Re: IBM i in the cloud (was social media)

Fair enough! I was 39 when I started looking at PHP so I should confine my
arrogance to the topic I am familiar with. My point is that it is
relatively easy to set up an environment and learn MOST of the language on a
dinky little PC. You donât really need VM Ware and all that. A cheap book
from Amazon can get you started quickly and easily. All you need is a PC.
Once you learn a bit about the language moving to the IBM i is just a
matter of learning a few different functions that reflect the dialect of SQL
that we all know of as DB2. The book that I used back in the day and has
been updated since is the Sam's Manual called Teach Yourself MySQL, Apache
and PHP, All in one.
http://www.amazon.com/Sams-Teach-Yourself-MySQL-Apache/dp/067232976X/ref=sr_1_1

Some of things I like about this book is the low cost, easy read, small
chapters and the CD in the back. This CD contains all of the programs
necessary to install a working PHP stack so you can get started. Or you can
load Zend Server CE on your PC for free and use that. Also on the CD are the
code samples found in the book. This way you can play with PHP and not turn
this into a typing exercise.

My point is that there are SEVERAL books on how to get started with a given
technology that require nothing more than your PC and time. I have found
that hardware is the least of my troubles these days. Time is the greater
challenge. Whatever you can do to speed the learning curve is truly up to
you!

Hope this helps and I apologize for over complicating the previous post.
But like the Nike ad says: Just Do It!

Regards,

Mike

mike.p@xxxxxxxx Cell: (408)679-1011 Office: (630)928-1476

Zend Server for IBM i avilable at
http://www.zend.com/en/products/server/zend-server-5-new-ibmi


-----Original Message-----
From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Henrik RÃtzou
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 3:26 PM
To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: [WEB400] IBM i in the cloud (was social media)

Mike,

are you talking to a midth fifty/sixty RPG programmer - the average Iseries
and average skilled programmer, now ?

Or are you talking to yourselve ?

On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 8:59 PM, Mike Pavlak <mike.p@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

Most open source languages are also available cross platform. Java, PHP,
Ruby, Perl, etc. My recommendation is to get a free distro of VM Ware
Server, install a Linux or Windows image on your PC and get busy. Or

maybe

you have an old PC. If not, head to your local electronics recycling bin
and make a withdrawal! The languages are the same and 90% of what you

need

to learn is the language. Most of us know DB2 and general databases.
Learning MySQL would not hurt any of us! When you are ready for the IBM

i

particulars, go to iDevCloud and finish it all off.

I learned PHP on the street, like a lot of PHP developers. Started on
Linux, Windows and THEN IBM i. I didn't whine because I did not have IBM

i

LPAR or a dedicated system. You don't need much to learn this stuff.

Need

any coaching? Just give me a shout!

Regards,

Mike

mike.p@xxxxxxxx Cell: (408)679-1011 Office: (630)928-1476

Zend Server for IBM i avilable at
http://www.zend.com/en/products/server/zend-server-5-new-ibmi



-----Original Message-----
From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

On

Behalf Of Schmidt, Mihael
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 8:26 AM
To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: [WEB400] IBM i in the cloud (was social media)

If you are doing open source development and also have a full time job,
most of the time you don't have 2 or 4 weeks in a row to work on your

open

source dev. It is more like here an hour and there an hour and then

perhaps

a week or so with no time for os dev at all. Time to work on os dev can

not

be planned.

Mihael

-----Original Message-----
From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

On

Behalf Of Aaron Bartell
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 2:37 PM
To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: [WEB400] IBM i in the cloud (was social media)

The VLP is allowed to do open source, but I get your point. Also, if you
have the right "coupon code" you can get it for 4 weeks at a time vs. 2
weeks. Back when I was using it more heavily that really came in handy.

Nathan's idea of a coop for a machine is actually a really good one to

get

the price/month down - provided somebody is willing to host it on an
internet connection that has a decent pipe. If you split an entry level
520
(or 720 now, I believe) 5 ways, you would come to about $50/party
(including
paying for the internet).

That situation can work, and is a good starting point, but after having
done
it for 4yrs with one sitting in my basement, I would be willing to pay an
extra $20/month just to have somebody keep it up to date with PTFs and
such.
That's why I am holding my breath for iDevCloud.com as I know Jim and
Larry
are continually working with IBM to come up with further offerings.

Aaron Bartell
www.MowYourLawn.com/blog <http://www.mowyourlawn.com/blog> <

http://www.mowyourlawn.com/blog>

www.OpenRPGUI.com <http://www.openrpgui.com/> <http://www.openrpgui.com/

www.SoftwareSavesLives.com <http://www.softwaresaveslives.com/> <

http://www.softwaresaveslives.com/>
>

On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 1:21 AM, Schmidt, Mihael <
Mihael.Schmidt@xxxxxxxxxxx

wrote:

Where does the open source developer fit into this?

IBM i Academic Initiative - nope
IBM Virtual Loaner Program - nope
IBM ISV Development Lease Program - nope
iDevCloud.com - nope (I am not _paying_ 50 bucks for helping the

community

with free software)

No wonder we don't have an open source RPG community. It never had any
chance to start/grow at all.

Regards

Mihael

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