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From New to Z to SME in Under a Year: Meet Stephen Johnston

by Influential Mainframer | Apr 28, 2026

Stephen K. Johnson Systems EngineerTrident Services, Inc. Chehalis, Washington, USAThis piece is part of the 2026 Planet Mainframe Influential Mainframers series.For over 20 years, Stephen Johnston’s professional world was defined by the fast-moving landscape of...

Beyond the Demo: Testing IBM Bob AI with COBOL, PL/I, Assembler, and JCL

by Uwe Graf | Feb 4, 2026

IBM introduced IBM Project BOB at TechXchange 2025 as “an AI software development partner that understands your intent, repository, and security standards.” Positioned as an agentic AI tool, Bob aims to bring modernization expertise directly into developers’ daily...

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