{"id":4683,"date":"2026-06-30T18:52:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T16:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iandme.rocks\/cut-costs-minimize-risks-and-sleep-soundly-automated-testing-for-ibm-i-legacy-code-rpg-and-cobol\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T19:33:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T17:33:17","slug":"cut-costs-minimize-risks-and-sleep-soundly-automated-testing-for-ibm-i-legacy-code-rpg-and-cobol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iandme.rocks\/en\/cut-costs-minimize-risks-and-sleep-soundly-automated-testing-for-ibm-i-legacy-code-rpg-and-cobol\/","title":{"rendered":"Cut costs, minimize risks, and sleep soundly! Automated testing for IBM i legacy code (RPG and COBOL)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4683\" class=\"elementor elementor-4683 elementor-4665\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7392367 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7392367\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-interaction-id=\"57a8083\" class=\"e-57a8083-801baa3 e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"57a8083\">July 10, 2026,<br\/>, 10:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.<br><br>Includes a demo with \"real-world applications\" <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0f447f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d0f447f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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