Jon Paris

'''Jon Paris''' is a Canadian [[computer scientist]], author, and speaker recognized as one of the top experts on the [[IBM i]] platform.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Burger|first1=Dan|title=What IBM Can Learn From Free-Form RPG|url=http://www.itjungle.com/tfh/tfh083115-story03.html|accessdate=2 May 2016|date=31 August 2015}}</ref> In 1987, Paris, then an experienced consultant, was hired by IBM to develop [[COBOL]] compilers for the [[System/36]] and [[System/38]] minicomputers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Biography: Jon Paris|url=http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/authors/Jon-Paris/|accessdate=2 May 2016}}</ref> From there, he transitioned into the [[RPG (programming language)|RPG]] group, where he played a pivotal role in the development of the modern RPG language as well as other language and development tools, including CODE/400 and Visual Age for RPG. He has also been instrumental in the porting of Python,<ref>{{cite web|title=The Completely Different World of Python With IBM i|url=http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/ibmi/developer/general/different-world-python/|accessdate=2 May 2016|date=July 2015}}</ref> Ruby, and other languages to the IBM i platform, as well as being a leader in pushing the adoption of completely free RPG.<ref>{{cite web|last1=May|first1=Brian|title=What Was Your Favorite Gift from IBM This Year?|url=http://www.mcpressonline.com/general/what-was-your-favorite-gift-from-ibm-this-year.html|accessdate=2 May 2016|date=16 December 2015}}</ref> He is also an advocate for PHP on i.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Shirey|first1=David|title=PHP and the i, Part 1|url=http://www.sitepoint.com/php-and-the-i-1/|accessdate=2 May 2016|date=16 January 2013}}</ref>

==Personal life== Paris is married to Susan Gantner.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Woodie|first1=Alex|title=RPG Surges in Popularity, According to Language Index|url=http://www.itjungle.com/tfh/tfh013111-story03.html|accessdate=2 May 2016|date=31 January 2011}}</ref>

==Awards== In 2011, Paris was named Power Systems Champion.<ref>{{cite web|title=Champions|website=[[IBM]] |url=http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/champion/|accessdate=2 May 2016}}</ref>

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==External links== *[http://www.partner400.com/ Website]

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