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tags: [ibmi, odbc, linux, as400, sql] tags: [ibmi, odbc, linux, as400, sql]
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If you are new to the IBM i platform coming right out of school, like me, or you are a developer used to working exclusively with open-source tooling, the IBM i platform can be a strange place. The legacy application support is industry leading, to both the benefit and downside of the platform. Under the hood there is IBM's powerful and well tested relational database, DB2 for i. So far, I like what I see. Is it possible to get the best of the open-source tooling while leveraging the power of an existing enterprize grade database? My initial take is yes, and the ODBC driver on the platform is the answer. If you are new to the IBM i platform coming right out of school, like me, or you are a developer used to working exclusively with open-source tooling, the IBM i platform can be a strange place. The legacy application support is industry leading, to both the benefit and downside of the platform. Under the hood there is IBM's powerful and well tested relational database, DB2 for i. So far, I like what I see. Is it possible to get the best of the open-source tooling while leveraging the power of an existing enterprise grade database? My initial take is yes, and the ODBC driver on the platform is the answer.
The [Open Database Connectivity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Database_Connectivity) (ODBC) standard is an application programming interface (API) for accessing database management systems (DBMS). The designers of ODBC aimed to make it independent of database systems and operating systems. From what I have seen so far IBM is continuing to make improvements to the driver in the latest release of IBM i. I personally view ODBC as the future of the platform and a key factor to help IBM i remain relevant as the years progress. The [Open Database Connectivity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Database_Connectivity) (ODBC) standard is an application programming interface (API) for accessing database management systems (DBMS). The designers of ODBC aimed to make it independent of database systems and operating systems. From what I have seen so far IBM is continuing to make improvements to the driver in the latest release of IBM i. I personally view ODBC as the future of the platform and a key factor to help IBM i remain relevant as the years progress.