Db2 developer ecosystem
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This document discusses IBM's strategy and progress in attracting developers to use Db2. It outlines IBM's objectives to increase Db2 adoption, modernize the developer experience, and expand the ecosystem. It also summarizes initial work efforts such as improving documentation, examples, and community resources. Next steps are identified like answering more Stack Overflow questions, creating additional guides and videos, and expanding Db2 availability on cloud platforms.
Db2 developer ecosystem
- 1. © 2018 IBM Corporation Attracting Developers to Db2: Strategy, Progress, and Futures Roger E. Sanders Principal Offering Manager, Db2 IBM Hybrid Cloud
- 2. © 2018 IBM Corporation Please note • IBM’s statements regarding its plans, directions, and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice at IBM’s sole discretion. Information regarding potential future products is intended to outline our general product direction and it should not be relied on in making a purchasing decision. • The information mentioned regarding potential future products is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code or functionality. Information about potential future products may not be incorporated into any contract. The development, release, and timing of any future features or functionality described for our products remains at our sole discretion. • Performance is based on measurements and projections using standard IBM benchmarks in a controlled environment. The actual throughput or performance that any user will experience will vary depending upon many factors, including considerations such as the amount of multiprogramming in the user’s job stream, the I/O configuration, the storage configuration, and the workload processed. Therefore, no assurance can be given that an individual user will achieve results similar to those stated here. • Clients are responsible for ensuring their own compliance with various laws and regulations, including the European Union General Data Protection Regulation. Clients are solely responsible for obtaining advice of competent legal counsel as to the identification and interpretation of any relevant laws and regulations that may affect the clients’ business and any actions the clients may need to take to comply with such laws and regulations. 2
- 3. © 2018 IBM Corporation Who are developers? 3
- 4. © 2018 IBM Corporation What platforms are developers using? 4
- 5. © 2018 IBM Corporation What programming languages are developers using? 5
- 6. © 2018 IBM Corporation Change in programming language popularity over time %ofrespondentswhoworkwiththislanguage/technology
- 7. © 2018 IBM Corporation INDEED.COM job postings, by programming language (late 2017) 7
- 8. © 2018 IBM Corporation What databases are developers using? 8
- 9. © 2018 IBM Corporation Why is MySQL so popular among developers? • It’s free • It’s mature • It’s easy to install • It’s very easy to learn • It’s very simple to use – It’s well documented – It’s well supported by users • It runs on a wide variety of platforms • It’s simple to maintain and administer • It works well in popular stacks like LAMP • It works well for a wide range of applications 9
- 10. © 2018 IBM Corporation What are some disadvantages of using MySQL? • Extensive development is required when scaling without master/slave setups – Replication lag complicates application logic because it disrupts data consistency. • Replication conflicts are frequent during manual failovers in multi-master setups • Database logging is expensive – Database logging is expensive and so it remains disabled most of the time. • Query caching performs poorly when handling high volume workloads • High connection churn – Valuable server resources are exhausted on connection management when a high volume of user sessions run concurrently • No native load balancing 10 Source: The 5 Best Reasons to Choose MySQL – and its 5 Biggest Challenges (http://dataconomy.com/2017/04/5-reasons- challenges-mysql/)
- 11. © 2018 IBM Corporation What excites developers today? 11
- 12. © 2018 IBM Corporation How do developers learn new technologies? 12
- 13. © 2018 IBM Corporation How do developers teach themselves? 13
- 14. © 2018 IBM Corporation Our objectives and areas of focus for attracting new developers 14 Objectives • Increase developer adoption of Db2 • Modernize the Db2 developer experience • Expand the ecosystem for Db2 – including skills • Promote benefits of using Db2 Focus areas • Improve user install experience • Develop new technical collateral • Launch an IBM Db2 Community • Interact with third-party communities • Launch a marketing campaign for developers
- 15. © 2018 IBM Corporation The "new to Db2" developer journey 15
- 16. © 2018 IBM Corporation Q3 2018 Roadmap* 16 *Complete roadmap can be seen here: https://bigblue.aha.io/published/132f12b1b47fd5ceb9d277da99472521?page=1
- 17. © 2018 IBM Corporation Summer intern help with roadmap execution 17
- 18. © 2018 IBM Corporation Computing environment used 18
- 19. © 2018 IBM Corporation Initial work efforts ü Rework the IBM Marketplace web site to make it easier to get the different free versions of Db2 available (Community Edition, Developer-C, and the Db2 on Cloud Free Tier) ü Create a Db2 Developer-C install script for Ubuntu Linux ü Create a Db2 Developer-C install script for RedHat Linux ü Launch a new IBM Db2 Community website ü Change the ibm_db Python library version number from 2.0.8a to 2.0.9 • Develop Python 3.5 code examples that demonstrate how to use the ibm_db and ibm_db_dbi Python library APIs • Create Jupyter Notebooks that document how to use the APIs in the ibm_db and ibm_db_dbi libraries 19
- 20. © 2018 IBM Corporation New IBM Marketplace download page for Db2 Developer Editions 20 https://www.ibm.com/us-en/marketplace/ibm-db2-direct-and-developer-editions
- 21. © 2018 IBM Corporation New Db2 Community website 21 https://developer.ibm.com/data/db2/
- 22. © 2018 IBM Corporation Example Jupyter Notebook 22
- 23. © 2018 IBM Corporation New "How-To Guides" being prepared for publication • Downloading, installing, and running Db2 Developer-C on Ubuntu Linux • Downloading, installing, and running Db2 Developer-C on RedHat Linux (7.5) • Downloading, installing, and running Data Server Manager (from a developer perspective) • Downloading, installing, and running Db2 Community Edition on Ububtu Linux • Downloading, installing, and running Db2 Community Edition on RedHat Linux • Downloading, installing, and running Db2 Developer-C on Windows 10 Home Edition • Downloading, installing, and running Db2 Developer-C on Windows 10 Professional Edition • Downloading, installing, and running Db2 Developer-C on Windows 10 Enterprise Edition • Using the ibm_db library to develop Python applications with Db2 Community Edition on Ubuntu Linux • Using the ibm_db library to develop Python applications with Db2 Community Edition on Ubuntu Linux • Using the ibm_db library to develop Python applications with Db2 Community Edition on RedHat Linux • How to set up and use the the ibm_db_django Python library • How to set up and use the the ibm_db_sa Python library 23
- 24. © 2018 IBM Corporation The first Db2 with Watson Studio "code pattern" 24 https://github.com/IBM/watson-training-from-on-prem-data
- 25. © 2018 IBM Corporation Db2 Warehouse on Cloud and Watson Studio continuous learning model 25
- 26. © 2018 IBM Corporation Db2 on-premises and Watson Studio continuous learning model 26
- 27. © 2018 IBM Corporation Stack Overflow support Stack Overflow (https://stackoverflow.com) is a question and answer web site for professional and enthusiast programmers; it's built and run by application developers as part of the Stack Exchange network of Q&A sites. According to the Stack Overflow 2018 Developer Survey, over 80% of 57,354 respondents rely on Stack Overflow Q&A when learning something new. Earlier this year, there were 8,165 questions that had been assigned the tag db2 on Stack Overflow; however 2,772 of those questions had not been answered! One way to attract more developers to Db2 is to ensure Stack Overflow questions about Db2 are answered in a timely manner! 27
- 28. © 2018 IBM Corporation Answering Stack Overflow questions on Db2: stats • May 2018 – number of questions = 107 – number of questions answered = 91 – number of questions unanswered: 16 – answer rate = 85% • June 2018 – number of questions: 96 – number of questions answered: 67 – number of questions unanswered: 29 – answer rate: 70% • July 2018 – number of questions: 94 – number of questions answered: 56 – number of questions unanswered: 38 – answer rate: 59% • August 2018 – number of questions: 103 – number of questions answered: 78 – number of questions unanswered: 25 – answer rate: 65% 28 Average answer rate through September: 73%
- 29. © 2018 IBM Corporation Next steps (in no particular order) • Create e-mail nurture for marketing campaign activity • CentOS support statement • Move all existing Db2 example programs to GitHub • Create a series of Db2 "Hello World" example programs using modern programming languages (Ember Crooks) • Improve Stack Overflow Db2 question response ratio; eliminate backlog of unanswered questions • Produce "How to Guide" for Downloading, installing, and running Db2 Community Edition on Windows (Home, Professional, and Enterprise) • Create series of HDMP videos showcasing each HDMP component • Refresh and republish select IBM DeveloperWorks articles on IBM Developer • Publish a custom "Db2 V11.1 Fundamentals for Application Developers" book / ebook • Db2 RDS on AWS 29
- 30. © 2018 IBM Corporation Next steps (Continued) • IBM Go Driver for Db2 • Create collateral (paper & video) showing usage of MacOS client (provided thru DS driver on Mac) • Db2 11.x Developer-C (non-pureScale) marketplace availability on Azure • Develop collateral (paper & video) that explains the process of using JavaScript with Db2 • Develop collateral (paper & video) that explains the process of using Node.js with Db2 • Db2 11.x (non-pureScale) availability on Google Cloud Platform • Natural Language Query support • JSON ANSI SQL support • RESTful API support 30
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