tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38586079.post116877326668338958..comments2024-01-22T15:27:00.730+08:00Comments on One size doesn't fit all: JDeveloper Q&A with Steve MuenchChris Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06566648350240654621noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38586079.post-60242054239402034172007-02-18T13:23:00.000+09:002007-02-18T13:23:00.000+09:00Hi Chris, Congratulations on your blog! It was gre...Hi Chris,<BR/> Congratulations on your blog! It was great meeting you at the Melbourne OAUG. <BR/><BR/>Nice iterview too!<BR/><BR/>Regards<BR/>Nilesh<BR/><A HREF="http://www.appsbi.com" REL="nofollow">AppsBI</A>Nilesh Jethwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10745578605172558920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38586079.post-12375395239776207952007-01-22T10:02:00.000+09:002007-01-22T10:02:00.000+09:00For awhile the drive to JDev from Forms was the th...For awhile the drive to JDev from Forms was the thought that Oracle was going to drop Forms. But this has been pretty much ruled out for the next while by Oracle's JDev/Forms team.<br /><br />(However I don't think the comments from Oracle are a big deal, in particular the comment that they'll support it for another decade. Since Forms 4.5 there has been little change to the core product, mainly the ability to deploy to the 3 tier architecture in my honest opinion, with a few other flashy additions. So what's to support? It's a pretty stable product. However is there money still to be made out of support?: Yes... thus why Oracle will continue to support it)<br /><br />I see the importance of learning JDev from a *Forms* programmer's point-of-view with the following reasons:<br /><br />1) Career advancement<br />2) There is little innovation in the Forms world. It's great for editing data master-detail.... but, um, what else?<br />3) Forms skills will go the way of Cobol programmers as the majority of Forms sites become legacy systems only<br /><br />I also think that Forms has a number of limitations, including poor scalability, poor code reuse, an antiquated IDE, too strong a coupling with the DB, among other things. These my own opinion.<br /><br />Don't get me wrong, there is still a market for Forms particularly in legacy systems, and there is still a need for new Forms programmers to maintain and extend existing systems. Mind you Forms is also a great place for Oracle programmers to retire. And I can guarantee you wont see any (long-term successful) large scale internet deployments of Forms to the general public anytime soon.<br /><br />As for why it is Oracle's preferred platform? Why not? It's their product isn't it? Why wouldn't they pursue it? They've built it around their needs.<br /><br />All above my $0.02. Opinions may vary dependent on weather conditions ;)<br /><br />CM.Chris Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06566648350240654621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38586079.post-7485978078864960782007-01-21T11:03:00.000+09:002007-01-21T11:03:00.000+09:00Chris I understand Jdeveloper is advancing in ease...Chris I understand Jdeveloper is advancing in ease of use and functionality. However, I do not understand the J2ee for Forms developers drive. From what I have read Oracle will be supporting forms for at least a decade. Don't misunderstand me I have began to use jdev/J2EE and will continue to explore it. Im unsure which platform should I use for continued development ? both are advancing. jDev 10.1.3 with JSF is good but Forms 11g due in April. Which platform is Oracles preferred platform and why. <br /><br />ThanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00603794703925578481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38586079.post-1169031641398076772007-01-17T20:00:00.000+09:002007-01-17T20:00:00.000+09:00Welcome to the world of blogs Chris!Welcome to the world of blogs Chris!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com