How IBM Improved Application Development with the Spring 2023 TRs

April 19, 2023 Alex Woodie

IBM i developers have a few exciting new features to look forward to with the latest Technology Refreshes for IBM i 7.5 and 7.4, including a new release of RDi and new RPG and COBOL functions in the compilers.

As part of the Spring 2023 announcement for IBM i 7.5 TR2 and 7.4 TR8, IBM last week unveiled a new release of Rational Developer for i (RDi), version 9.8, that brings new functionality to the Eclipse-based integrated development environment (IDE).

According to IBM’s announcement letter, RDi RPG and COBOL Tools Edition runs on

One of the new features with …