Terminal Talk

It's been quite a wile ride for Ed Jaffe. Starting out selling fireplaces and moving up to CTO of Phoenix Software, Ed exemplifies mainframe modernization and capability, and a guy you should really know if you want to have a good time at SHARE.   2:24 "I like to write code"6:23 Languages9:32 Mainframe Bigot13:02 You hear that, hopeful mainframe new hires?15:47 Power through Control. 17:56 Innovation20:19 Spending time at SHARE28:26 Diversity between subsystems31:07 Ed's Origin Story   Ed's Instagram: @SoulEddieJShow Twitter: @TerminalTalkShow Email: contact@terminaltalk.net

<p>It's been quite a wile ride for Ed Jaffe. Starting out selling fireplaces and moving up to CTO of Phoenix Software, Ed exemplifies mainframe modernization and capability, and a guy you should really know if you want to have a good time at SHARE.</p> <p> </p> <p>2:24 "I like to write code"<br /><br />6:23 Languages<br /><br />9:32 Mainframe Bigot<br /><br />13:02 You hear that, hopeful mainframe new hires?<br /><br />15:47 Power through Control. <br /><br />17:56 Innovation<br /><br />20:19 Spending time at SHARE<br /><br />28:26 Diversity between subsystems<br /><br />31:07 Ed's Origin Story</p> <p> </p> <p>Ed's Instagram: @SoulEddieJ<br /><br />Show Twitter: @TerminalTalk<br /><br />Show Email: contact@terminaltalk.net</p>

Thanks to podcasting technology, and some flexibility on the part of the scheduling team, we were lucky enough to record this live podcast with MVS Philosopher, Bob Rogers.   0:49 Hi Bob2:40 What's MVT?6:24 Bob's Favorite Things10:47 Play to your strengths14:55 We need to go 64 bit!!18:57 How the mainframe got its multiple CP-ability25:36 MSYS for Setup29:17 Career Paths32:19 Do you have an extra GOTO 10 statement?34:27 When I met you, you were in TOOLS37:25 Why would anyone need more than one operating system?   Twitter: @TerminalTalkEmail: contact@terminaltalk.net

<p>Thanks to podcasting technology, and some flexibility on the part of the scheduling team, we were lucky enough to record this live podcast with MVS Philosopher, Bob Rogers.</p> <p> </p> <p>0:49 Hi Bob<br /><br />2:40 What's MVT?<br /><br />6:24 Bob's Favorite Things<br /><br />10:47 Play to your strengths<br /><br />14:55 We need to go 64 bit!!<br /><br />18:57 How the mainframe got its multiple CP-ability<br /><br />25:36 MSYS for Setup<br /><br />29:17 Career Paths<br /><br />32:19 Do you have an extra GOTO 10 statement?<br /><br />34:27 When I met you, you were in TOOLS<br /><br />37:25 Why would anyone need more than one operating system?</p> <p> </p> <p>Twitter: @TerminalTalk<br /><br />Email: contact@terminaltalk.net</p>

No guest this week, just ramping up for SHARE. A preview of our week, and the very special LIVE recording of Terminal Talk.

No guest this week, just ramping up for SHARE. A preview of our week, and the very special LIVE recording of Terminal Talk.

We've all been there... let's commiserate. On this week's Terminal Talk, we have Neil Shah and Steve McGarril about what happens when things don't go exactly as planned.   0:34 Claws Out 2:39 Screens and Sessions 4:00 Kaboom 8:40 Change control, change control, change control 10:15 Messing with ISPF 15:41 No mistaking a catostrophic abend 21:26 Always do a Compare 31:17 Steve's Soapbox 34:42 Turning the tables 41:45 Two sides of automation   Contact: twitter: @TerminalTalk email: contact@terminaltalk.net

<p>We've all been there... let's commiserate. On this week's Terminal Talk, we have Neil Shah and Steve McGarril about what happens when things don't go exactly as planned.</p> <p> </p> <p>0:34 Claws Out</p> <p>2:39 Screens and Sessions</p> <p>4:00 Kaboom</p> <p>8:40 Change control, change control, change control</p> <p>10:15 Messing with ISPF</p> <p>15:41 No mistaking a catostrophic abend</p> <p>21:26 Always do a Compare</p> <p>31:17 Steve's Soapbox</p> <p>34:42 Turning the tables</p> <p>41:45 Two sides of automation</p> <p> </p> <p>Contact:</p> <p>twitter: @TerminalTalk</p> <p>email: contact@terminaltalk.net</p>

Michael Sperling is a pretty punny guy. In Episode 37 of Terminal Talk, he gives us a little lesson in what happens between the clock cycles.   0:18 Right away with the puns 1:49 Phase Lock Loop 4:17 OSCILLATIONS 7:53 Bad clock things 9:46 Schroedinger's Clock 10:57 Memory 14:15 Google Retroencabulator 18:05 Reference clocking 18:58 What's new? 22:51 TOOOOOBES!! 23:38 CMOS 28:17 Getting started with a career in this stuff   Twitter: @TerminalTalk Email: contact@terminaltalk.net

<p>Michael Sperling is a pretty punny guy. In Episode 37 of Terminal Talk, he gives us a little lesson in what happens between the clock cycles.</p> <p> </p> <p>0:18 Right away with the puns</p> <p>1:49 Phase Lock Loop</p> <p>4:17 OSCILLATIONS</p> <p>7:53 Bad clock things</p> <p>9:46 Schroedinger's Clock</p> <p>10:57 Memory</p> <p>14:15 Google Retroencabulator</p> <p>18:05 Reference clocking</p> <p>18:58 What's new?</p> <p>22:51 TOOOOOBES!!</p> <p>23:38 CMOS</p> <p>28:17 Getting started with a career in this stuff</p> <p> </p> <p>Twitter: @TerminalTalk</p> <p>Email: contact@terminaltalk.net</p>

Laura Sperling never stops thinking about fixing problems. In this episode, we hear all about Level 2 support, the support structure as a whole, and the lifecycle of a defect.   0:24 ... So it's one louder... 3:18 Components don't work in a vaccuum 4:17 The Universal Fix 8:27 We're children here 11:50 Customer feedback 13:39 ... and that's how PTFs are born 14:52 We call it a "target-rich environment" 17:09 Go with your gut 20:10 Wisdom of the Ancients 21:49 How does doc get fixed? 25:41 Slip Traps 31:03 Aaaand we're off the rails Twitter: @TerminalTalkEmail: contact@terminaltalk.net

<p>Laura Sperling never stops thinking about fixing problems. In this episode, we hear all about Level 2 support, the support structure as a whole, and the lifecycle of a defect.</p> <p> </p> <p>0:24 ... So it's one louder...</p> <p>3:18 Components don't work in a vaccuum</p> <p>4:17 The Universal Fix</p> <p>8:27 We're children here</p> <p>11:50 Customer feedback</p> <p>13:39 ... and that's how PTFs are born</p> <p>14:52 We call it a "target-rich environment"</p> <p>17:09 Go with your gut</p> <p>20:10 Wisdom of the Ancients</p> <p>21:49 How does doc get fixed?</p> <p>25:41 Slip Traps</p> <p>31:03 Aaaand we're off the rails</p> <p>Twitter: @TerminalTalk<br />Email: contact@terminaltalk.net</p>

LPAR is the technology that lets you virtually carve up a mainframe into different sized homes for various operating systems, but it goes far deeper than that. Jerry Moody is just the man to help us make sense of this powerful capability.   0:41 Define LPAR 2:58 Running On The Metal 5:00 Resource in Harmony 6:32 Processor types and usage 11:43 Thinking outside the box 12:54 A very important question 16:21 Career Chat 18:11 How the layers all work together 23:50 What's left? 25:49 HiperDispatch 34:10 How to carve up the cake?   Twitter: @TerminalTalk Email: contact@terminaltalk.net

<p>LPAR is the technology that lets you virtually carve up a mainframe into different sized homes for various operating systems, but it goes far deeper than that. Jerry Moody is just the man to help us make sense of this powerful capability.</p> <p> </p> <p>0:41 Define LPAR</p> <p>2:58 Running On The Metal</p> <p>5:00 Resource in Harmony</p> <p>6:32 Processor types and usage</p> <p>11:43 Thinking outside the box</p> <p>12:54 A very important question</p> <p>16:21 Career Chat</p> <p>18:11 How the layers all work together</p> <p>23:50 What's left?</p> <p>25:49 HiperDispatch</p> <p>34:10 How to carve up the cake?</p> <p> </p> <p>Twitter: @TerminalTalk</p> <p>Email: contact@terminaltalk.net</p>

<p>Programming on the mainframe. Sounds complicated, right? Perhaps not as much as you think. In this episode, Marie Laser gives us all a little lesson on LE (Language Environment), and how the platform is tackling newer languages.</p> <p>0:27 Good advice</p> <p>4:04 Mainframe development... as people actually imagine it</p> <p>10:49 All The FSs</p> <p>13:48 What IS OMVS?</p> <p>15:25 What are you up to today?</p> <p>16:51 We get it, you like REXX</p> <p>21:01 Node on Z</p> <p> </p> <p>Contact:</p> <p>Email: contact@terminaltalk.net</p> <p>Twitter: @TerminalTalk</p>