In this episode of Let’s Talk, we sat down with Elizabeth Joseph – Developer Advocate at IBM to talk about Mainframe and why it’s a great platform for Linux developers.

IBM is also offering free VMs on mainframe LinuxOne. Grab your VM here: https://developer.ibm.com/linuxone/

Location: Open Source Summit, San Diego

Topics we discussed during this interview:
00:00:22 When did you join IBM?
00:02:12 Significance of mainframe in today’s world
00:06:07 Why do you want to attract Linux developers
00:07:23 What Linux platforms are supported on IBM mainframe
00:08:25 How can Linux developers access the IBM mainframe
00:11:32 Why should Linux developers care about the mainframe?

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