RPG Developer – How to Find the Ideal Fit for Your Project?
Are you struggling to find RPG developers to work on your project?
You are not alone in this lane.
There are hundreds of other CTOs using the AS400 iSeries, sharing the same boat as you.
But, is it really that hard to find the right RPG developers to build your RPG applications?
Let’s break the ice!
A few years ago, some speculations started rumbling about the lack of expertise and experienced AS400 rpg programmers.
According to the chaos, the expert RPG developers, more of the first brains infused with RPG programming, are aging & retiring.
Yes, this was a calling for the AS400 talent pool shrinkage.
But what caused the shrinkage?
It was no one else, but CTOs like you who wanted to the best RPG developers to work on their AS400 iSeries applications. Well, there is nothing wrong with expecting only the best to join your team.
But, coming back to the hard reality of it, there is definitely no shrinkage or lack of iSeries RPG developers.
Yes, we got to agree that a few of the IBM technologies have outgrown old and has very few experts taking care of systems built over, but not RPG for sure!
Moreover, RPG AS400 codes have evolved over the years, from copyrighted to open, from a rigid structure to RPG ILE, and from RPG language to AS400 RPG “free form.”
In short, IBM modified its code and operating system over the years, which conserved its domination. That transformation allowed for transitions from legacy systems to modern RPGs.
This is an intelligent move from IBM iSeries since young iSeries RPG programmers were learning the new AS400 RPG language at college.
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