In the era of AI-generated code, how can you guarantee the business behavior that users depend on? Join IBM Champion and IBM Redbook author Pascal Polverini at Code for i Fridays on October 9, 2026, at 2:30pm ET, for a look at automated testing using ReplicTest, VS Code, and IBM Bob using the MCP protocol.…
Free Webinar Wednesday 24th September at 11am EST (11am in New York, 17:00 in Paris, Berlin or Rome)
Register here: https://forms.gle/q5AVeppPJXfU8EqP9
Abstract:
Still thinking IBM i is a legacy platform? You’re looking at the past.
With IBM BOB, AI Production Gate and ReplicTest from Polverini & Partners, IBM i enters a new era: a platform that can continuously self-modernize its applications while maintaining security,…
In modern software development, speed means nothing without stability. Yet traditional testing methods are slow, brittle, and resource-draining — slowing down innovation and frustrating teams. ReplicTest empowers you to move faster without sacrificing quality by automating the most tedious and error-prone parts of testing.
With intelligent test script generation and seamless execution, ReplicTest enables your…
Wednesday, July 16 and Thursday, July 17, 2025 - online
Register here: https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/oceanconference2025/index.html
We will hold a session the 1st day at 9:45am PT:
What You Need to Do to Be AI-Ready: Testing for Trust, Resilience, and Compliance
Abstract: As enterprises explore AI to modernize applications, accelerate development, and drive innovation, one crucial…
Register to join our free webinar with Liam Allan and Pascal Polverini: https://forms.gle/Xz3GeCCjU7DaNzXD6
Full Test Automation on the IBM i is now possible
...including automated script generation. You will find how in the webinar.
The Webinar will contain news & announcements on #ReplicTest & #VScode #RPG, Unit testing and more: IBM i Full Testing Automation…
New release Testing Automation on the IBM i - Free Webinar - Tuesday, May 6th at 10am EST - 4pm Central Europe time.
In this webinar, we will cover the main features of ReplicTest and the new features from the latest release:
#MultiPlatform #Processes #Encapsulation:
All test scenarios running on the IBM i can already be integrated…
Software testing is a critical phase in the software development lifecycle. It ensures that the software 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…
Developers spend from 25% up to 50% of their working time for testing. Automating testing is a critical matter in the IT industry. In this session we will cover the subject and the following aspects:
Capitalize your IBM i test history.
Best practices.
The 3 laws of testing.
A.I. and testing.
ROI
Integrate retroactively test…
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…
(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…
