S4i Systems Embraces Open Source Project

April 17, 2017 Dan Burger

Open source development on IBM i bodes well for the platform and all those who look to the future as well as recognizing the value of the past. RPG development isn’t threatened by open source options. It’s stimulated by open source. The modernization of RPG, C, or COBOL investments gets a boost from open source. There are people writing applications on IBM i that would not be within shouting distance of the platform if open source language options were not available.

When Web services, mobile applications and other Web technologies become more closely aligned with i, the community benefits. The …