Jon Paris

Short description: American computer scientist

Jon Paris is a Canadian computer scientist, author, and speaker recognized as one of the top experts on the IBM i platform.^[1] In 1987, Jon, then an experienced consultant, was hired by IBM to develop COBOL compilers for the System/36 and System/38 minicomputers.^[2] From there, he transitioned into the RPG group, where he played a pivotal role in the development of the modern RPG language as well as other language and development tools, including CODE/400 and Visual Age for RPG. He has also been instrumental in the porting of Python,^[3] Ruby, and other languages to the IBM i platform, as well as being a leader in pushing the adoption of completely free RPG.^[4] He is also an advocate for PHP on i.^[5]

Personal life

Paris is married to Susan Gantner.^[6]

Awards

In 2011, Paris was named Power Systems Champion.^[7]

References

↑ Burger, Dan (31 August 2015). "What IBM Can Learn From Free-Form RPG". http://www.itjungle.com/tfh/tfh083115-story03.html. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
↑ "Biography: Jon Paris". http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/authors/Jon-Paris/. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
↑ "The Completely Different World of Python With IBM i". July 2015. http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/ibmi/developer/general/different-world-python/. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
↑ May, Brian (16 December 2015). "What Was Your Favorite Gift from IBM This Year?". http://www.mcpressonline.com/general/what-was-your-favorite-gift-from-ibm-this-year.html. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
↑ Shirey, David (16 January 2013). "PHP and the i, Part 1". http://www.sitepoint.com/php-and-the-i-1/. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
↑ Woodie, Alex (31 January 2011). "RPG Surges in Popularity, According to Language Index". http://www.itjungle.com/tfh/tfh013111-story03.html. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
↑ "Champions". http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/champion/. Retrieved 2 May 2016.

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[1] Burger, Dan (31 August 2015). "What IBM Can Learn From Free-Form RPG". http://www.itjungle.com/tfh/tfh083115-story03.html. Retrieved 2 May 2016.

[2] "Biography: Jon Paris". http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/authors/Jon-Paris/. Retrieved 2 May 2016.

[3] "The Completely Different World of Python With IBM i". July 2015. http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/ibmi/developer/general/different-world-python/. Retrieved 2 May 2016.

[4] May, Brian (16 December 2015). "What Was Your Favorite Gift from IBM This Year?". http://www.mcpressonline.com/general/what-was-your-favorite-gift-from-ibm-this-year.html. Retrieved 2 May 2016.

[5] Shirey, David (16 January 2013). "PHP and the i, Part 1". http://www.sitepoint.com/php-and-the-i-1/. Retrieved 2 May 2016.

[6] Woodie, Alex (31 January 2011). "RPG Surges in Popularity, According to Language Index". http://www.itjungle.com/tfh/tfh013111-story03.html. Retrieved 2 May 2016.

[7] "Champions". http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/champion/. Retrieved 2 May 2016.