The mainframe is alive and thriving

Re:The mainframe is alive and thriving by wnevets on Thursday March 11, 2021 @12:18PM (#26426462)

Could you even have bootcamps for mainframes?

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Re:The mainframe is alive and thriving by rbanffy on Thursday March 11, 2021 @12:27PM (#26426580)

There is a yearly Master The Mainframe competition for students (but anyone can participate, get an account and do the exercises and go through the materials). It's fun. z/OS is completely alien for someone who grew up in a Windows/Unix ecosystem.

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Re:The mainframe is alive and thriving by JuanTono on Thursday March 11, 2021 @10:08PM (#26431844)

Also IBM is launching a new program for students called "IBM Z ambassadors" trying to reach students and evangelize about mainframes... I know it because Im currently an IBM Z ambassador. https://zambassador.com/

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Re:The mainframe is alive and thriving by sedachv on Thursday March 11, 2021 @06:49PM (#26430533)

There were bootcamps for AS/400 in the 1990s.

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Re:The mainframe is alive and thriving by rbanffy on Thursday March 11, 2021 @07:23PM (#26430797)

The AS/400 is a thing of beauty. It was ahead of its time and, in many aspects, it's still ahead of ours.

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