Rexx – Kevin's coding blog https://kevindurant.be Improving my programming skills step by step. You're invited! Sun, 26 Apr 2020 11:09:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.14 https://kevindurant.be/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cropped-faviconround-32x32.png Rexx – Kevin's coding blog https://kevindurant.be 32 32 IBM MTM 2019: Part Three – Challenge #15 https://kevindurant.be/2019/12/25/ibm-mtm-2019-part-three-challenge-15/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ibm-mtm-2019-part-three-challenge-15 https://kevindurant.be/2019/12/25/ibm-mtm-2019-part-three-challenge-15/#comments Wed, 25 Dec 2019 22:25:18 +0000 https://kevindurant.be/?p=1462 Continue reading IBM MTM 2019: Part Three – Challenge #15 →]]> Hello Hello Hello Today I’m doing the very last challenge of the IBM Master the Mainframe 2019 contest. It has been a long 4 months and we’ve finally reached the finish line.Now let’s take some time to finish this exercise. Originally I wrote “exercise” wrong, but then I Googled it and corrected it. JUST. FOR. YOU. Isn’t that lovely? (heart emoji thing) Also, the WordPress spelling corrector...

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]]> https://kevindurant.be/2019/12/25/ibm-mtm-2019-part-three-challenge-15/feed/ 46 IBM MTM 2019: Part Three – Challenge #14 https://kevindurant.be/2019/12/12/ibm-mtm-2019-part-three-challenge-14/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ibm-mtm-2019-part-three-challenge-14 https://kevindurant.be/2019/12/12/ibm-mtm-2019-part-three-challenge-14/#comments Thu, 12 Dec 2019 19:08:47 +0000 https://kevindurant.be/?p=1433 Continue reading IBM MTM 2019: Part Three – Challenge #14 →]]> Hello Hello! This is the “last” challenge of IBM’s Master the Mainframe 2019 challenge! I can’t believe I already made 30 blogposts in the last 4 months. Time goes by so fast! The fifteenth challenge requires every individual contestant to come up with something unique. I won’t be much of help with the fifteenth challenge but at least you’ll have an example. I hope I don’t set the bar too low or...

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]]> https://kevindurant.be/2019/12/12/ibm-mtm-2019-part-three-challenge-14/feed/ 20 IBM MTM 2019: Part Three – Challenge #13 https://kevindurant.be/2019/12/12/ibm-mtm-2019-part-three-challenge-13/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ibm-mtm-2019-part-three-challenge-13 https://kevindurant.be/2019/12/12/ibm-mtm-2019-part-three-challenge-13/#comments Thu, 12 Dec 2019 18:41:30 +0000 https://kevindurant.be/?p=1428 Continue reading IBM MTM 2019: Part Three – Challenge #13 →]]> Hello! Let’s get our hands dirty and modify some REXX code! This time we’re looking at some system variables and we’ll print them to a data set member! PS: I’m not sure if I will make the student’s deadline this year. The learning system deadline is the 9th of september 2020 or something. But I’ll try my best! IBM Master the Mainframe Part Three – Challenge #13 I’ll leave this part up to you In my...

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]]> https://kevindurant.be/2019/12/12/ibm-mtm-2019-part-three-challenge-13/feed/ 9 IBM MTM 2019: Part Three – Challenge #02 https://kevindurant.be/2019/10/18/ibm-mtm-2019-part-three-challenge-02/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ibm-mtm-2019-part-three-challenge-02 https://kevindurant.be/2019/10/18/ibm-mtm-2019-part-three-challenge-02/#comments Fri, 18 Oct 2019 17:40:33 +0000 https://kevindurant.be/?p=1251 Continue reading IBM MTM 2019: Part Three – Challenge #02 →]]> Bonjour! This time we’re playing a slots game, no, not in a casino. That’s gambling! Gambling is bad! We’re programming our own version, well… fixing someone else’s version of slots. I would like to remind you that I’m not allowed to give the correct solution to part 3 its challenges. I will however guide you a bit through the process and show you what my results are. IBM Master the Mainframe Part...

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]]> https://kevindurant.be/2019/10/18/ibm-mtm-2019-part-three-challenge-02/feed/ 21 IBM MTM 2019: Part Three – Challenge #01 https://kevindurant.be/2019/10/06/ibm-mtm-2019-part-three-challenge-01/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ibm-mtm-2019-part-three-challenge-01 https://kevindurant.be/2019/10/06/ibm-mtm-2019-part-three-challenge-01/#comments Sun, 06 Oct 2019 15:48:24 +0000 https://kevindurant.be/?p=1234 Continue reading IBM MTM 2019: Part Three – Challenge #01 →]]> Yatta! Let’s begin solving part three its challenges. But first, I’ll give you a heads-up on what I’m going to do. Last year I wasn’t allowed to release the answers to part three. I asked the new manager (Misty Decker) about any rules regarding blogs but I have yet to get a reply. So, I’ll just give clear instructions on the easy challenges and no answers to the harder challenges. If there’s...

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]]> https://kevindurant.be/2019/10/06/ibm-mtm-2019-part-three-challenge-01/feed/ 7 IBM MTM 2018: Part Three – Challenge #15: MVP https://kevindurant.be/2018/12/17/ibm-mtm-part-three-challenge-15-mvp/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ibm-mtm-part-three-challenge-15-mvp https://kevindurant.be/2018/12/17/ibm-mtm-part-three-challenge-15-mvp/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2018 19:25:27 +0000 https://kevindurant.be/?p=651 Continue reading IBM MTM 2018: Part Three – Challenge #15: MVP →]]> Let’s finish the 2018 master the mainframe contest with a minimum viable product approach first. That’s what I’m going for boys and girls. Women and men. Children and babies. Dogs and cats. Insurance agents and real estate agents. So, why MVP Kevin? Are you lazy?! No I’m not, I just don’t have much free time :'( And believe me, solving these challenges and writing a super duper blog takes time.

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]]> https://kevindurant.be/2018/12/17/ibm-mtm-part-three-challenge-15-mvp/feed/ 13 IBM MTM 2018: Part Three – Challenge #15: Preparation https://kevindurant.be/2018/12/07/ibm-mtm-part-three-challenge-15-preparation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ibm-mtm-part-three-challenge-15-preparation https://kevindurant.be/2018/12/07/ibm-mtm-part-three-challenge-15-preparation/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2018 23:17:47 +0000 https://kevindurant.be/?p=535 Continue reading IBM MTM 2018: Part Three – Challenge #15: Preparation →]]> Before I continue, the preparation phase of challenge #15 is going to be a very long wall of text and images. Probably longer than China’s wall. Be prepared or be scared. A full code review can be found at my GitHub, it’s better to read the GitHub review and blog conclusion if you’re participating. It’s time for some good old role-play. No, this is not a blog about Dungeons & Dragons.

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]]> https://kevindurant.be/2018/12/07/ibm-mtm-part-three-challenge-15-preparation/feed/ 8 IBM MTM 2018: Part Three – Challenge #14 https://kevindurant.be/2018/12/05/ibm-mtm-part-three-challenge-14/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ibm-mtm-part-three-challenge-14 https://kevindurant.be/2018/12/05/ibm-mtm-part-three-challenge-14/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2018 11:00:28 +0000 https://kevindurant.be/?p=530 Continue reading IBM MTM 2018: Part Three – Challenge #14 →]]> Today I’m tackling the last real exercise of IBM’s Master the Mainframe contest. This will mark completion of all #MTM2018 its challenges. The cherry on top is a challenge about the Rexx scripting language. Rexx is used to create routines that automate many tasks. What makes Rexx so accessible is that the language itself is very simple to understand and that any programming language can execute...

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