Author Archives: Roger Lacroix

My name is Roger Lacroix and I am a die hard programmer. I have been programming since the 80s. My favorite programming languages are Java, C and Rexx. I have worked in the airline, retail but I have spent most of my time doing middleware work in the financial services industry. In 1994, I was introduced to IBM MQ (aka WebSphere MQ & MQSeries) and I thought it was the next best thing since man created fire. This blog will be about IBM MQ, Java, C, Rexx and any other interesting items that I can think of. I hope you enjoy it.

OpenBSD v5.8 Released

October 19, 2015 Roger Lacroix
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Theo de Raadt has just released OpenBSD v5.8. http://www.openbsd.org/58.html The OpenBSD project produces a FREE, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system. Our efforts emphasize portability, standardization, correctness, proactive security and integrated cryptography. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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SQLite v3.9.0 Released

October 14, 2015 Roger Lacroix
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D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.9.0. http://www.sqlite.org/news.html SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. SQLite is the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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NetBSD v7.0 Released

October 9, 2015 Roger Lacroix
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NetBSD Project has just released NetBSD v7.0. http://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/announcing_netbsd_7_0 NetBSD is a free, fast, secure, and highly portable Unix-like Open Source operating system. It is available for a wide range of platforms, from large-scale servers and powerful desktop systems to handheld and embedded devices. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Perl 6 Released

October 7, 2015 Roger Lacroix
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The Perl developers have just released Perl 6. http://perl6.org Perl is a high-level programming language with an eclectic heritage written by Larry Wall and a cast of thousands. It derives from the ubiquitous C programming language and to a lesser extent from sed, awk, the Unix shell, and at least a dozen other tools and […]

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Head, Apply Wall To It Several Times!

October 6, 2015 Roger Lacroix
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If you don’t like that title, how about “How to out smart yourself and shoot yourself in the foot, all at the same time!” or “No smart deed goes unpunished!”. In the summer of 2014, I decided to clean up up some compiler warning messages that certain compilers (HP-UX cc comes to mind) were complaining […]

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Summary of MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.5

October 2, 2015 Roger Lacroix
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I would like to thank the attendees, speakers and sponsors for participating in the 3rd annual MQ Technical Conference. I hope the attendees learned a few new things and were well fed in the process. 🙂 Next year’s conference, MQTC v2.0.1.6 will be held on September 26 to 28th, 2016 at Kalahari Resorts. Regards, Roger […]

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Presentations for MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.5

October 2, 2015 Roger Lacroix
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I have updated the Sessions web page to include links to each session’s presentation (in PDF format). As I get the final few presentations, I’ll update the Sessions web page. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Third Day of MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.5

October 2, 2015 Roger Lacroix
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Omelet bar at Breakfast: Lyn Elkins presenting the ‘MQ for z/OS – The V8 SMF data’ session: Lunch: IBM Give Away & Closing Remarks: Afternoon desserts: Dave Ware presenting the ‘What can you achieve with MQ clusters?’ session: Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Second Day of MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.5

October 2, 2015 Roger Lacroix
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Breakfast: Lunch: Chris Frank presenting ‘Mysteries of the Distributed MQ Logger’ session: Afternoon desserts – cheesecake: Bats of a Feather session – sorry I didn’t get a picture of the winners: Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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First Day of MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.5

September 29, 2015 Roger Lacroix
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Breakfast: Mark Taylor presenting ‘What’s New in IBM messaging’ session: Glen Brumbaugh presenting ‘SSL/TLS: Using and Managing Certificates’ session: Lunch: Lyn Elkins presenting ‘MQ for z/OS – Taking advantage of the platform’ session: Afternoon desserts – ice cream social: What’s that you ask? Well, its an IBM MQ Appliance: Monday evening in the Vendor Pavilion: […]

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