Why do I have these README.md files? What’s a .md file?
What are these README.md files in your new Git repository? A mainframer’s introduction to Markdown, and why it replaced scattered Word documents.
DevOps
How not to screw up your z/OS Unix File System structure
A field guide to sane z/OS Unix System Services file systems: mount points, directory conventions, and the mistakes that make USS painful a decade later.
Get better performance with a 2 stage COBOL compile process in a DevOps model
Migrating from a legacy mainframe SCM to Git and DBB? Revisit your COBOL compile parameters — a two-stage compile process can win back real build time.
Why does my z/OS code look like gibberish with git?
If your z/OS code looks like gibberish in Git, you migrated with the wrong code page or forgot .gitattributes. How EBCDIC-to-UTF-8 conversion actually works.
Three tricks to drastically improve the performance of IBM Developer for z/OS
Three fixes that drastically improve IBM Developer for z/OS performance on resource-constrained machines — from someone who’s spent too long waiting on hangs.
z/OS Dataset Considerations for Migrating from Endevor to Git
Moving from Endevor to Git with IBM DBB is the right time to reevaluate your z/OS dataset locations and naming conventions. Here is what to consider.
What is the amount of memory I need to run IDz?
How much memory does IBM Developer for z/OS really need? Why the default 8 GB desktop or VM lags, and what to assign so IDz and the OS both have room.
What’s the difference between IDz, IDzEE and ADFz?
IDz, IDzEE, and ADFz nest inside each other, but they aren’t the same product. What each IBM package adds, the current program numbers, and how to enable them.
4 immediate actions you need to take in any new Jazz environment.
Standing up a new IBM ELM (Jazz) environment? Four actions to take immediately across the suite — from Workflow Management to Rhapsody Model Management.
How to automate the licensing of IDz with a P2 installation
Automate IDz license configuration in a P2 installation so developer rollout stays hands-off — the follow-up to our P2 install guide for IDz 15 and 16.