About the Event
Our Legacy Development Lunch and Learn session on “How to Integrate VS Code and GitHub with Mainframe IBM Z?” aims to guide you on leveraging modern code editing and source control management capabilities for legacy z/OS projects.
Working on IBM Z Mainframe projects poses significant challenges, especially for today’s developers. From working on green screen terminal-based interfaces and managing complex code page conversions to handling intricate dependencies and struggling to support advanced IDE features in legacy mainframe editors, developers often face low code change visibility, versioning challenges, and inefficient workflows.
Visual Studio Code (VS Code) allows developers to interact with z/OS mainframes directly within the VS Code’s user-friendly interface. They can handle data sets, manage USS files, submit jobs, and view job output without the requirement of any additional 3270 emulators. GitHub, on the other hand, enables developers to easily track code changes in real time, create isolated development environments, incorporate changes, and collaborate simultaneously on the same code base.
Leveraging the powerful combination of VS Code and GitHub for your IBM Z Mainframe projects streamlines processes, optimizes workflows, and ensures faster delivery cycles.
In this session, we will provide an end-to-end overview of the benefits, capabilities, and expert-suggested strategies for implementing VS Code and GitHub in IBM Z mainframe projects to bridge the gap between traditional mainframes and modern development environments.
Key Takeaways:
- In-depth exploration of the Mainframe interface and its limitation
- Beneficial VS Code and GitHub functions for Mainframe development
- Tips to connect Mainframe with VS Code and GitHub
- Strategies for using VS Code and GitHub to streamline Mainframe operations
