Re: Bringing up skills learned on z/OS Hercules in interview?

2020-04-10 Thread Brandon Tucker 
> But if it doesn't emulate
the mainframe operating system, what ~does~ it do?

It emulates System/370, ESA/390, and z/Architecture systems. However, you would 
still need a properly licensed OS to run. Its exactly like VMware workstation, 
VirtualBox, or HyperV.

If you could "acquire" an image of z/OS, it will happily run on z/OS Hercules. 
IBM would definitely frown upon this, though.

-Brandon

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On 2020-04-10 11:21 PM, Jackson, Rob wrote:
> The first time I ever encountered Hercules it was running z/OS 1.9 on an IBM 
> employee's IBM-owned laptop.

My understanding is that IBM generally considered IBM employees to be
licensed to run IBM software in the course of their work for IBM. So,
for example, an IBMer wishing to see if some licensable IBM software
could run under Hercules by actually trying it out would not be subject
to penalty from IBM - BUT if anyone who was not working for IBM tried it
then it may well be a VERY different story.

Just my opinion...

Cheers,
Greg

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Bringing up skills learned on z/OS Hercules in interview?

2020-04-08 Thread SUBSCRIBE IBM-MAIN Brandon Tucker 
Greetings!

I've always wondered if it was a good idea bringing up skills acquired by using 
z/OS Hercules with a copy of 1.10 floating on the internet? 

Has anyone heard of someone doing this during an interview? Or what would you 
do/think if someone did this?

Thanks!

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Re: New Jersey Pleas for COBOL Coders for Mainframes Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

2020-04-08 Thread Brandon Tucker 
Per this article:

"The governor's call for COBOL programming help has been fruitful, with several 
volunteers stepping up to help with maintaining the old mainframes."
...
"The state plans to update its COVID-19 website to allow other occupational 
fields to volunteer for technology aid without the need for medical training."

Sounds like some people have already gotten through, and the state will put up 
a website soon for people to volunteer.

https://thehill.com/homenews/news/491526-nj-seeking-help-from-cobol-programmers-in-coronavirus-fight

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NJ Gov Murphy just mentioned need for Cobol programmers during his press 
conference currently going on.
Someone must have mentioned it to him - maybe he knows about IBM-MAIN

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WISP???

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It's an AI language and it operates by matching things against rules. It's a 
totally different approach from LISP, which also doesn't look much like COBOL.


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I'm not familiar with Prolog, but if it doesn't (in John's words) do Input, 
Process or Output I can see it wouldn't have much in common with COBOL.

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I don't see much commonality between, e.g., COBOL and Prolog.


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I totally agree with Bob Bridges.  It can be boiled down to "all programming 
languages do the same things, just in, of ten, slightly different ways."  Learn 
one, and you have a head start to learning any of them.

Best thing I learned: Virtually all programs come down to Input, Process, 
Output.

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