Re: Why is Java so complex vs Oracle Forms
From: Oracle Enterprise Internet Tools Product Management <no_replies_at_uk.oracle.com>
Date: 2000/02/17
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Date: 2000/02/17
Message-ID: <88h6m2$3vo$1_at_inet16.us.oracle.com>#1/1
The nearest you'll get to declarative development environment like Oracle
Forms
with built in connectivity to the Oracle database with java is Oracle
JDeveloper
-- Regards Jason ____________________________________________________________________________ __ Jason Pepper - Enterprise Internet Tools Product Management ____________________________________________________________________________ __ Opinions are mine and do not necessarily reflect those of Oracle Corporation Grant Langley <grant.langley_at_jcu.edu.au> wrote in message news:38A746EE.A188AEF4_at_jcu.edu.au...Received on Thu Feb 17 2000 - 00:00:00 CET
> 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
> > >
> > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > > Before you buy.