Re: VSCode and Bob

[cesco <emaxt6@xxxxxxxxx>]

I have still to try Bob, do you confirm that at the present release cannot work directly with classical source members directly (like i.e. RDi), in order to quickly introduce it directly on the on system dev (compile from source member, generate member DSPF directly etc.)?

by the way, I started using the IBMi MCP from IBM to integrate the tooling into my LLM to query the IBMi system, works fine, maybe some tooling should be better parametrized, but it is still version < 1 so not much to complain, and it is good to have a stock MCP without reinventing the wheel.

https://github.com/IBM/ibmi-mcp-server

Do anybody know if there is a commitment from IBM for this MCP or is considered experimental?

thx




On Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 01:32:53 AM GMT+2, Vern Hamberg via MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 





To amplify what Justin posted a bit, you can get all the VS Code 
extensions in Bob as you do now with VS Code. So you can do things with 
other AI tools as you do now, with the plus (we hope) of IBM-tailored 
functionality.

*Regards*

*Vern Hamberg*

IBM Champion 2025 <cid:part1.uYM0Dee4.bQcfQTNi@centurylink.net> CAAC 
(COMMON Americas Advisory Council) IBM Influencer 2023


On 4/6/2026 8:13 AM, eric bothes wrote:
> i've been doing this for a while and have seen ibm push a product than 
> its does away. i am not a big fan of the way BOB is being presented. I 
> would have preferred a true VSC addon rather than a replacement. I 
> have many other projects i use VSC for and having "another" IDE does 
> not work well.
>
> In addition, not a big fan of BOB COINS. The get used up rather 
> quickly even if the code generated was "incorrect" and BOB says "oh, 
> yeah. i will fix that". I found better results using other AI engines.
>
> I had big hope for BOB, but the ibm history of products leaves we weary.
>
> On 4/6/2026 8:47 AM, Rob Berendt wrote:
> > Is this the list for such discussions? Or the WDSC list? Or is WDSC
> > pretty much just for RDi?
> >
> > What I am wondering about is if IBM Bob is not an add on to VSCode but
> > basically an integrated package including VSCode is if the VSCode may 
> > lag
> > behind. Compare this to RDi and how current it stays with levels of
> > Eclipse.
> >
> > Not an original thought on my part. Someone else asked me, so inquiring
> > minds want to know.