DEV Community

Cover image for IBM has released Unit Testing for Mainframes.
David J Eddy
David J Eddy

Posted on

9 1

IBM has released Unit Testing for Mainframes.

Originally posted on my personal blog.

IBM recent announced that is has created a Unit Testing tool for Mainframe computers. Remember those big, bulky, COBOL / FORTRAN machines running UNIX you read about in high school textbooks? Those beasts are STILL part of every monetary transaction even now. Recently the programs running on those machines now get to benefit from the unit testing process.

https://devops.com/ibm-adds-automated-testing-tool-for-mainframe-to-devops-portfolio/

This is great. I was very intrigued by the article and the concept that unit testing has reached into the once thought of 'not possible' environment of mainframes. Maybe one day soon banks will be able to process cheques faster than 5 days.

Image of Timescale

🚀 pgai Vectorizer: SQLAlchemy and LiteLLM Make Vector Search Simple

We built pgai Vectorizer to simplify embedding management for AI applications—without needing a separate database or complex infrastructure. Since launch, developers have created over 3,000 vectorizers on Timescale Cloud, with many more self-hosted.

Read full post →

Top comments (1)

Collapse
 
qm3ster profile image
Mihail Malo •

Is this The Onion?

Postmark Image

Speedy emails, satisfied customers

Are delayed transactional emails costing you user satisfaction? Postmark delivers your emails almost instantly, keeping your customers happy and connected.

Sign up