RPGUnit , VScode & ReplicTest integration

AUTOMATION, Blog, Dashboard, IBM i, Innovation, Multi Platforms, testingautomation, Workload testing28 May 2025120Views 0Likes 0Comments

RPGUnit is an open-source unit testing framework for RPG ILE. It's similar to JUnit for Java and allows developers to write and run automated tests for their RPG code (or Cobol). It is now available in ReplicTest and very soon in VS Code as well ! Code example to run RPGUNIT: RPGUNIT/RUCALLTST TSTPGM(RPGUNIT/TESTPGM14) Integration with ReplicTest…

ReplicTest IBM i centric & Multi-platforms integration

AUTOMATION, Business, Dashboard, Functional testing, IBM i, Innovation, Multi Platforms, Storage, testingautomation, Top Rated, Workload testing6 May 2025168Views 2Likes 0Comments

In testing there are: 7 levels of automation: 1. Automated replay with automated data initialization & comparison 2. Automated script code generation 3. Automated batch running for interactive processes 4. Automated data subset extrapolation 5. Automated code coverage reporting & merging 6. Automated integration of objects security attributes in replay mode 7. Automated workload with differentiated records…

ROI of Testing Automation with ReplicTest

IBM i, AI, Architecture, Business, Digital Transformation, Functional testing, Innovation, News, testingautomation, Top Rated, Trends, Workload testing14 April 2025169Views 0Likes 0Comments

Software testing is a critical phase in the software development lifecycle. It ensures that thesoftware product is reliable, functional, and meets the desired requirements. Traditionally, manual testing has been the standard approach. However, with the advancement of technology, automated testing has emerged as a powerful alternative. This white paper explores the Return on Investment (ROI)…

The importance of coming to events – Common Europe & i Power Days – Milan 2024

IBM i16 June 2024421Views 0Likes 0Comments

Meeting your peers, your gurus, your community You can learn, maybe you can teach and more than everything you can exchange and share. We know, for “deja vu” sharing live experiences is priceless. For innovation or new experiences, exchanges are constructive and in this kind of event the platea is full of people willing to…

IBM i – What you need to consider moving to the cloud

Architecture, AI, Cloud, Digital Transformation, IBM i, testingautomation13 March 2024824Views 1Like 0Comments

The IBM i is, by design, a multi-tenant platform that can share and virtualize resources. When I co-wrote the Redbook on modernization in 2014, this was well explained in the Cloud chapter. Multi-tenancy and virtualization are the foundation of Cloud app. The infrastructure is then covered. Now, about your software application, you will have to…

THREE LAWS of Softwaristics

Architecture30 August 2023602Views 0Likes 0Comments

(Original edition - IBM Systems Magazine) Building on the fundamentals means easier evolution In 1942, Isaac Asimov introduced the sci-fi literature world to the Three Laws of Robotics: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. A robot must obey the orders given to…

If you cannot test it, don’t do it

IBM i30 August 2023784Views 0Likes 0Comments

In the realm of IBM i applications, the mantra "If you cannot test it, don't do it" serves as a crucial reminder. Testing plays a paramount role in ensuring the security and reliability of critical data and applications on the IBM i platform. This principle underlines the significance of thoroughly testing any changes, updates, or…

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