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Group - Due to storm damage at Spazio's, the all day presentation has been moved to:
St. Louis Association of Realtors
12777 Olive Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63141

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Welcome Aaron Bartell to St. Louis!

 

Mobile Development & Exploit the Power of Open Source Java from RPG

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Session 1: 
Mobile/Web Development for RPG Programmers
  
This power packed seminar is geared towards a half day (3.5hrs to 4hrs) of presenting.  The focus is on mobile development for RPG programmers and dives into many areas including showing how to do the complete setup of a programmers desktop environment for Android development and producing a first Hello World program, all the way to doing HTML5 mobile development.  After doing initial introduction I dive further into the technologies to show some real-world applications I have developed that show how one can leverage their RPG knowledge and take their company to the next level without leaving the IBM i platform.  
   
Session 2: 
Exploit the Power of Open Source Java from RPG
 
In this session you will learn how RPG's Java interace extensions can be used to exploit the wealth of Java Open Source applications.  We will start by explaining the basic RPG syntax extensions and demonstrate how the interface works through practical examples.  Examples will include:
  
  • Interfacing with the Twitter API to easily send tweets (a.k.a. status updates) from your RPG programs.
  • Creating QR codes interfacing with Zxing API's from the community and Google
  • Building pie charts, bar graphs, and more by interfacing to the JFREE.org APIs.
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Aaron Bartell is a Senior Software Developer for Krengel Technology Inc. Aaron focuses much of his development in the area of creating modern applications using RPG and Java on the IBM i and Android platforms. He is the lead developer of RPG-XML Suite and the primary "pusher" of OpenRPGUI.com. He enjoys being part of the strong IBM i community through forum participation, article writing and providing open source software on his personal website - Mow Your Lawn.  Aaron has most recently been pursuing how he can use his abilities to benefit those in need. He started the site Software Saves Lives as a mechanism to raise money for digging clean water wells in Africa and feeding starving children. Aaron lives with his wife and five children in southern Minnesota and enjoys playing electric and bass guitar with the band he is in, Scattered Showers.		  
   

Please join us at our  May meeting with Aaron's full day presentation at St. Louis Association of Realtors.  This will be our last meeting until  we resume again in September.

Agenda
8:00 - 8:30 Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 12:00   Mobile/Web Development for RPG Programmers
Lunch   Presentation by Jamie Barnes-"IBM Pure Systems"
1:00 - 3:30   Exploit the Power of Open Source Java from RPG

To register for the event  RSVP by noon on Monday, May 7th.  Free to members and $25 for extra attendees from member companies and $40 for non-members.