Re: Why is Java so complex vs Oracle Forms

Hi Coakleyj

As a Forms developer I am interested to know why you chose to build using Java instead of using Forms and Developer Server as used by Oracle Applications?

Thanks
Grant

Sergei Kuchin wrote:
>
> Java is relatively new, immature and less specialized, compared to
> Oraclre Forms. Give it another 2-3 years and will, say, in JDK 4.5,
> you'd find everything simple and logical.
>
> coakleyj_at_hotmail.com wrote:
> >
> > Hi all.
> >
> > I have a team currently developing a GUI front-end using JAVA.
> >
> > Now, it seems very complex. For example, all buttons must have listener
> > events for each action on each button.
> >
> > Now, I have been programming Oracle Forms for a number of years, and it
> > was nothing near as complex as this. All I had to do was write the code
> > for the event, and not worry about listening for the event.
> >
> > Was the Oracle Forms runtime environment providing this functionality
> > for me in the background?
> > If so, are there any tools on the market that provide this "container"
> > or supporting functionality for Java, so as to allow developers
> > concentrate on the more business-level functionality?
> >
> > Can these tools be downloaded as part of an applet?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Coakleyj
> >
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Received on Mon Feb 14 2000 - 01:06:07 CET