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be no issue of this newsletter on that date. Our next newsletter issue
will be December 10, 2009.
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A Mind Is a
Terrible Thing...
By Scott
Klement
I thought it was really interesting, so I decided
rather than give you another IBM i programming tip, I'd tell you about
how I wasted my brainwaves.
Do you do this? My mind is always going, and it needs something to
work on or I get bored. Waiting for things drives me crazy, so whenever
I know I'm going to have to wait, I try to have something that occupies
my mind. Often, this involves surfing the web, looking for something
that amuses me. Some would refer to this as wasting time, but I refer
to it as wasting brainwaves.
I was wasting some brainwaves on Wikipedia the other day, and I came
across a logic problem. No problem, right? I'm a computer programmer.
I'm great at both logic and math. I can't fail! Here's the problem:
Mr. Smith has two children. At least one of them is a boy.
What is the probability that both children are boys?
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It's Easy to
Run PHP, QShell, and PASE Tools from RPG
By Scott
Klement
In the article Run
QShell/PASE Commands with RPG SPECIAL Files, I presented a new
open-source tool that makes it easy to run PHP scripts and Unix
utilities from an RPG program.
Since that tool was first provided, I've received several questions,
as well as helpful and interesting suggestions from people who have
tried out the tool. In this article, I cover the most common questions,
as well as share the interesting feedback.
I'd also like to hear your thoughts about this utility. Does it sound
easy enough to use? I've been told that since the tool is called
UNIXCMD, it'll intimidate some RPG programmers, and that I should pick a
name without the word "Unix" in it. Do you agree (bearing in mind that
the purpose of the tool is to run the Unix-like utilities available for
PASE and QShell)? What do you think?
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NEWS on i --
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with easy-to-digest news, announcements, and trends. Featuring a twice
monthly podcast and MAXED OUT blog excerpts and reader comments -- this
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Complaint About Tool to Start SSH
By Scott
Klement
I received the following message from a reader:
This comment is in regard to Tool
to Start OpenSSH Server [article ID 58570 at SystemiNetwork.com]. I
downloaded the save file attached to IBM Document 504545174 and found
that the STRENDSSHD command functions only to start the OpenSSH server.
When attempting to end the server, I get an "environment variable not
found" error. I thought you would want to know this and publish this
information.
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Mailing List
Discusses Linux As a Developer's Desktop
By Scott
Klement
More and more frequently these days, programmers are
dissatisfied with Windows as their desktop. Problems with stability, the
need to reinstall frequently, poor performance, security flaws,
susceptibility to viruses, and so forth, are major reasons folks are
dissatisfied with Windows as a desktop.
As an IBM i developer, I know that using an alternative desktop such
as Linux or Mac has its own set of challenges. Where do you get 5250
emulation software? What do you use for a browser? IBM only makes
Windows versions of RDi, Navigator for IBM i, and various other tools.
What solutions are there? How does an IBM i programmer use a Linux
desktop?
If you're facing these challenges, there's a new mailing list at
Midrange.com to help you. Like all of Midrange.com's lists, it costs
nothing to join, and the discussions come straight to your email inbox.
Check it out!
http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/linuxdesktop4i
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An IBM i Tale for the Ages . . . Everyone is raving this week
about Origin
of Servers, a short work of IBM i-related fiction that Joe
Kennedy wrote in honor of National Novel Writing Month:
—This is just too cool a story not to share with everyone
you know. Perhaps some of our colleagues who don't remember the System/3
or System/38 will read it and wonder, "Could some of this stuff actually
be true?" Nice work, Mr. Kennedy!
—brilliant writing, Joe. I don't know whether to call this
truly great science fiction or horror. It's so true it's scary!
—Quite a story! :) A quick read during a quiet moment, a
quintessential tale for us professionals, not a queasy moment in the
whole story. Query isn't mentioned, but that isn't required. I didn't
quit until it was over
If you haven't yet read Joe's Origin
of Servers tale,
check
it out now in the Industry Bits blog on System iNetwork.com.
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