worksofliam

Software Developer. Loves Node.js and IBM i. Building tools to help others

Funding Links: https://github.com/sponsors/worksofliam

Name: LJ
Location: Asheville, NC, USA
Company: @ibm
Kind: user
Followers: 355
Following: 132
Total stars: 323
Repositories count: 77
Created at: 2022-11-16T00:12:12.806Z
Updated at: 2024-05-01T10:17:23.789Z
Last synced at: 2024-05-01T10:17:18.309Z

GitHub Sponsors Profile

I am an architect and have specialized in building developer tools for the past few years. I have experience in deploying APIs used by mobile apps and B2B systems, as well building developer focused apps. I really want to continue investing in the IBM i community by bringing powerful, open-source tooling to developers to make building applications easier and faster. I am passionate in building tools that people actually want to use, so being close to the end user is very important to me.
Since 2016, I have spoken at over 30 conferences in three continents and I am really proud to share what knowledge I have.
Experiences
If you're curious about some of the projects I've worked on as a developer and architect, please check out some of my favourite blog posts:

Mapepire: Node.js performance testing against ODBC
Code for IBM i testing journey
IBM i: actually using automated pipelines, builds and git

Support
Sponsoring me will allow me to work on the following projects, hopefully do it full time, and can additionally support you or your business when using them.

Code for IBM i

And new spin-off extensions!
Plus, I'd like to spend more time building additional AI powered tooling for IBM i.

Db2 for IBM i extension
RPGLE support in Visual Studio Code
CICD tools for IBM i (RPGLE & COBOL) applications

Git tooling that works with IBM i
Integrations with GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps and GitHubs
Source Orbit for dependency management and application deployment
IBM i CI for connecting build systems and many IBM i LPARs together

Node.js and dotnet applications

Including making use of Mapepire