The Remote System Explorer

IBM's WebSphere Development Studio Client (WDSC) is the tool of choice for application development on the System i. The Remote System Explorer (RSE) is the most widely used tool within WDSC. The RSE allows developers to use modern application development tools to create and maintain applications in RPG, COBOL, CL and DDS. When used to its fullest, the RSE can make developers more productive and developing applications easier and a lot more fun!

This book focuses exclusively on the Remote System Explorer within WDSC. Covering topics such as getting started, installation, understanding the Workbench, managing your i5/OS objects and members, editing, compiling, debugging and many other features of the RSE, the book will be a complete reference as well as a tutorial. It contains both technical and practical contents including a sample application that is developed throughout the book.

Don Yantzi is the technical lead for IBM's WebSphere Development Studio Client (WDSC) and Rational Developer for System i. He is a frequent speaker at System i conferences and user group meetings and has published numerous articles on the Remote System Explorer (RSE).

Nazmin Haji is technical lead for RSE, reviewing and approving all enhancements that go into the product.

More About the Authors:

Don Yantzi
Nazmin Haji