RE: Oracle REST and APEX

Thanks. Unlike most Oracle staff I only have an IQ of about 134, and that was when I was younger. The KISS principle applies to marketing, the more complex things are, the smaller your target audience becomes. ;-)

On Mar 2, 2017 10:18, "Jeff Smith" <jeff.d.smith_at_oracle.com> wrote:

> >>Oracle REST == APEX
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> Um, no.
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> Many, many people use ORDS with APEX. Maybe even a majority.
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> If that doesn’t apply to you, ignore the APEX bit and APEX specific
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> So to keep it simple, instead of having two install guides, one sans-apex
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> I’ll take another look and see if there’s not something we can do for the
> next version of ORDS so this is more obvious.
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> *Subject:* Oracle REST and APEX
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> reading through the Instalilng Oracle REST Data Services manual... why do
> the authors continuously assume people want to use APEX?!
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> e.g. page 1-8 and 1-9, installation example.
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> Starts as an Oracle REST installation, but morphs into "Yeah! Let's
> install dependencies for APEX!" Which is useless to someone* who wants
> to install REST services*.
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> It's obvious that in Oracle staff's mind, Oracle REST == APEX. As if they
> assume that almost everyone who installed REST is using it for APEX.
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> ​Some of us just want to have the same functionality that the mod_plsql
> Apache module provided with zero interest in extra bells and whistles.​
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> ​Fun reading for responsible bureaucrats: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
> KISS_principle ​
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