21st Century RPG: /Free, ILE, and MVC

Product Description Look Inside the Book Author Bio Specifications IBM i professionals are known for their dedication to the i. But while the platform has evolved, not all i programmers' skills have kept pace. Perhaps you still code in fixed-format RPG. Or maybe you are just getting started with RPG. Whether you're an IBM i programmer who has not yet made the leap to modern coding with free-format RPG, ILE, and the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern, or you need more practice with these technologies, you will benefit from this book.Author David Shirey's aim in 21st Century RPG: /Free, ILE, and MVC is simple: to help programmers who have been left behind in the IBM i's evolution, so they can use newer coding methods to boost productivity, modernize applications, and upgrade their skills. Shirey uses a friendly, humorous teaching style to explain the concepts, along with plenty of code examples and exercises that let readers practice what they've learned. The book is struct