Bob IBM i Developer Blogs

One design document. One prompt. IBM i Developer Mode in IBM Bob Premium Package for IBM i (PPI) generated a complete Order Management System — Db2 tables with referential integrity, ILE service programs, DDS display files, a binding directory, and interactive maintenance programs. 32 objects. All at severity 00. Completed in a single development session.

One prompt. 16 phases. IBM i Developer Mode in IBM Bob built a complete three-tier Student Admission Management System — SQLRPGLE service programs compiled at severity 00, Db2 for i tables with journaling, and a live Python Flask web application with filter, sort, pagination, soft-delete, and CSV export — all in a single development session.

Using Bob to build a fully functional real-time MSGW job monitoring application from scratch — including DDS subfile design, SQLRPGLE logic, QCMDEXC operator actions, and every subtle IBM i bug encountered along the way. Two days of work completed in under an hour.

A complete capability reference for IBM Bob's IBM i Developer Mode — covering all IBM i specific tools, RPG/CL/DDS/Db2 skills, application lifecycle workflows, and the full Premium Package for i feature set.