i5 Route Finder

Let’s suppose you find yourself in your shiny new vehicle headed on a journey to cross the continental divide of application development practices. You’re headed to the modern metropolis of Web City from your old town of Greenville. You follow Main Street (county road 5250) out of Greenville, and when you reach the i5 interchange, you pull into a gas station for directions.

The helpful attendant hands you a road map that shows all the highways and byways ahead. But the roads are all printed with the same thickness and color, with no indication of which route will be fastest, safest, or take you to points of interest along the way. What now?

The i5 Route Finders are designed to help you choose the right road for your particular destination -- quickly, with minimal hassle, and with clear markers for the “must see” sights along the way. Each guide is a tour that will help you get from where you are today in your application development to where you want to go. And each is accompanied by a product roundup that will be kept up to date with the latest products to aid your journey.

Available Route Finders

Moving to SQL

Are you sure you're getting the most performance from under the hood of your applications? Adding some SQL can be just the boost you're looking for.

  • Feature: Moving to SQL

  • Roundup: SQL Development Tools

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Application Generators

Application generators often provide the quickest, easiest route to success, but many developers are reluctant to leave the familiar old dirt road called hand coding.

  • Feature: The Twists, Turns, and Benefits of Application Generators

  • Roundup: System i Application Generators

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Query and Reporting Tools

The wrong query and reporting tool will leave you stalled at the gate -- check under the hood to make sure you're driving a winner.

  • Feature: Query and Reporting Tools: Under the Hood

  • Roundup: Query and Reporting Tools

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Browser User Interfaces

The road to BUIs can be long and winding, but these shortcuts can get you there faster.

  • Feature: Shortcuts to Browser User Interfaces

  • Roundup: Application Webfacing Solutions

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Software Configuration Management

Check your System i roadster out of its version-control garage and hit the SCM track.

  • Feature: Fast and Safe on the SCM Grand Prix

  • Roundup: Software Configuration Management Tools

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WDSc & Eclipse Plug-Ins

Don’t even think about traveling through the world of RPG without a map and a plan.

  • Feature: Moving On from SEU/PDM

  • Roundup: Plug-ins for WebSphere Development Studio Client

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