If you are a developer responsible for creating enterprise J2EE web applications that work with database data, this new step-by-step tutorial should be eye-opening for you. By following it, you'll see first-hand that there's no faster way to the finish line than using the combination of:
- The standard JavaServer Faces (JSF) paradigm for web page development, with
- The declarative power of the Oracle ADF framework for J2EE, and
- The iterative and flexible web application generation capabilities of its companion Oracle JHeadstart extension
...all from within the free, full-lifecycle Oracle JDeveloper Studio Edition IDE.
The new tutorial takes you on a tour from download to final destination without requiring a single line of Java. Along the way you build an attractive, consistent, and "skinnable" web application with browse, search, insert, update, and delete functionality against six related database tables from the Oracle HR sample schema. Your application will feature single- and multi-row editing, page-by-page scrolling, master/detail handling, tabbed pages, dropdown lists, a pop-up list of values (LOV) window, a wizard, a shuttle picker, and a tree control, all with AJAX-style interactivity. Since no Java coding is required to implement the tutorial, even developers with minimal-to-no Java skills can follow along.
The new Oracle JHeadstart Evaluation Version featured in the tutorial is available immediately for free evaluation of the complete set of JHeadstart functionality on the JDeveloper "Check for Updates..." center. The evaluation version allows you to both complete the tutorial, as well as try out the application generator on a limited set of tables (10) in your existing application schema. In this way you should be able to get a great idea of the time the combination of Oracle JDeveloper, Oracle ADF Framework, and Oracle JHeadstart will save you for your future application development tasks.
If you've never seen what JHeadstart and ADF can do together, or have been waiting for the JavaServer Faces (JSF) version of JHeadstart to do your evaluation, I encourage you follow along with the tutorial to put the product through its paces today.
I, for one, will be using this technology combination to compete head to head in the 2006 Java RAD Race at the Javapolis conference, to see if we can repeat our strong finish from last year where all three of the top teams used Oracle JDeveloper. In my opinion, no other tool (Eclipse, Netbeans, Visual Studio, Studio Creator, Rational Developer, WSAD, BEA Workshop) or technology (PHP, Spring, Ruby on Rails, ASP.NET, etc.) comes close to offering the enterprise application developer this level of developer productivity. But of course, I'm obviously biased. Try it yourself to see if you agree!
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