[{"content":"One of the request that we encountered a lot on the COBOL Programming Course is CICS. Everybody wanted to use CICS, but administering the subsystem proved to be a difficult process.\nWith CICS, a transaction name is limited to 4 characters. On your shop, you may have a certain naming conventions for those transactions or perhaps not everyone have access to make a new CICS transaction. However, on the system which we are using for the COBOL Programming Course, we have a ton of users. There are …","description":"My journey into trying to enable EXCI calls on a CICS TS 5.5 instance.","title":"Enabling External CICS Interface Calls","url":"/w/enablingexci/"},{"content":"Back in 2019, I was introduced to mainframes, which are high-performance computers designed to process a large number of transactions in real-time. It is used by enterprises to run critical business applications that require high resiliency, security, and agility.\nThis site is a place where I share mainframe materials and resources with anyone interested in the platform. Whether you are just curious or already working in the field, I hope you find something useful here.\n","description":"A site filled with mainframe links and resources for everyone.","title":"securitypuppy","url":"/"},{"content":"The notes linked below are mostly a collection of topics which I wrote in order for me to either remember or share what I have encountered so far.\nAs always, if there are any questions, feel free to contact me.\n","description":"A collection of random notes about mainframe-related topics.","title":"Words","url":"/words/"},{"content":"One thing that I realized after a while in the mainframe community is that people are open to questions. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me and I’ll gladly answer them.\n","description":"Reach out to me and let's talk about mainframes.","title":"Contact Me","url":"/contact/"},{"content":"A collection of links to ways you can gain access to your own mainframe system.","description":"A collection of links to ways you can gain access to your own mainframe system.","title":"Mainframe Access","url":"/access/"},{"content":"A collection of mainframe links to enhance your experience and allow you to learn more about mainframes.","description":"A collection of mainframe links to enhance your experience and allow you to learn more about mainframes.","title":"Mainframe Links","url":"/links/"},{"content":"A collection of training materials for mainframes — free courses, paid platforms, documentation, and mentorship programs.","description":"A collection of training materials for mainframes — free courses, paid platforms, documentation, and mentorship programs.","title":"Training","url":"/training/"},{"content":"Let’s talk about COBOL! A programming language which, despite being 61 years old, still powers many of the world’s business and finance systems. It was designed to be a standard business-oriented computing language, and it did just that.\nEnterprise Business Applications The reality is many enterprise business applications are large and complex, involving many rotating parts and thousands of lines of code. Back in 2017, Reuters approximates that there are still 220 billion lines of COBOL still in …","description":"Here is why there is no harm in learning COBOL as a student.","title":"Learning COBOL as a Student","url":"/w/learningcobol/"}]