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About IBM Developer for z Systems
IBM® Developer for z/OS® (IDz) is a modern, robust toolset for developing and maintaining IBM z/OS applications through the use of DevOps practices. It helps you deliver more, faster, with better quality and greater agility. IBM Developer for z/OS, formerly Rational Developer for z Systems (RDz), offers COBOL, PL/I, High Level Assembler, REXX, C/C++, JCL, and JavaTM development tools on an Eclipse base. With Enterprise Edition, developers have the option to choose Microsoft VS Code or Red Hat(R) CodeReady Workspaces for their daily z/OS development work. IBM z/OS application development tools offer a simple to use, intuitive user interface. A fully integrated debugger provides developers the ability to test, examine, monitor, and control the execution of programs in context. Modern editors appeal to new mainframe developers, while ISPF style editors offer navigation that is familiar to traditional mainframe developers.
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