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From Frustration to Freedom - Modern Mainframe Development
Transforming Mainframe Development with Git-Native Commands and IDE Choice
The disparity between modern software development practices and traditional mainframe tools is a significant problem, creating developer frustration and inefficiency. While distributed developers use modern IDEs like VS Code and Git-based platforms, many mainframe teams are still stuck with green screens and arcane commands. The solution is to modernize the mainframe development experience with Git-native development and multi-IDE freedom, allowing developers to use familiar tools without sacrificing the governance and security required on the mainframe.
Rocket Software's ChangeMan ZMF is a platform that closes this modernization gap, enabling a developer-first philosophy that helps retain talent, eliminate DevOps silos, and accelerate digital transformation. This transformation is important for organizations to leverage veteran expertise while attracting new, digitally-native talent, ensuring the mainframe remains a modern, agile part of the enterprise.
Key Highlights
- Mainframe teams often resort to building custom scripts and glue code to bridge modern Git repositories with traditional SCM tools, a fragile and complex approach.
- Using outdated, green-screen tools significantly slows new talent onboarding and contributes to developer attrition.
- A modern mainframe SCM platform should accommodate diversity, allowing both seasoned COBOL engineers and new programmers to collaborate.
- Rocket ChangeMan ZMF offers a deep, native integration with Git and supports multiple development environments, making compliance and traceability a built-in feature.
Stephanie Walter | Practice Leader, AI Stack
Stephanie Walter is a results-driven technology executive and analyst in residence with over 20 years leading innovation in Cloud, SaaS, Middleware, Data, and AI. She has guided product life cycles from concept to go-to-market in both senior roles at IBM and fractional executive capacities, blending engineering expertise with business strategy and market insights. From software engineering and architecture to executive product management, Stephanie has driven large-scale transformations, developed technical talent, and solved complex challenges across startup, growth-stage, and enterprise environments.
Steven Dickens | CEO HyperFRAME Research
Regarded as a luminary at the intersection of technology and business transformation, Steven Dickens is the CEO and Principal Analyst at HyperFRAME Research.
Ranked consistently among the Top 10 Analysts by AR Insights and a contributor to Forbes, Steven's expert perspectives are sought after by tier one media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal and CNBC, and he is a regular on TV networks including the Schwab Network and Bloomberg.