Oracle
Design: JDeveloper 10G – PL/SQL, Java, EJB, J2EE, MVC, ADF - Overview For
Software Developer
by Boris Makushkin
In 2004 Oracle, Inc. made its new step toward J2EE
application development simplification, by releasing new RAD Oracle JDeveloper 10G.
First of all JDeveloper 10G is targeted to rapid web application building,
utilizing all the achievements of J2EE World: web service, EJB, MVC frameworks,
XML, etc. Oracle JDeveloper 10G lets you to conduct all full development cycle
for complex system – from UML diagram-based concept to debugging, profiling and
deployment.
Below we are listing product main features:
- Cross-platform (works under main Unix/Linux platforms
and in Microsoft Windows environment) friendly development environment with
high level of integration and third party plug-ins switching on. Syntax
highlighting, re-factoring, transparent work with RDBMS, bi-directional code
generation between UML models, EJB models, required J2EE patterns generation
with one click of the button, visual web application builders and other
capabilities open the doors for developer, who had never before being dreaming
to create industrial-strength J2EE application!
- PL/SQL stored procedures development and testing,
plus integration with major database platforms – Oracle, Sybase, MS SQL Server
etc. via JDBC mechanism.
- Deployment capability for all major application
servers – Oracle Application Server, IBM WebSphere, BEA WebLogic, JBoss. OC4J
– J2EE container comes with this environment, which perfectly fits for
application development and testing.
- Oracle JDeveloper 10G provides possibility to realize
persistent layer for applications on the ADF component base, EJB components or
O/R Mapper – TopLink, which is also included.
- Team Development feature with interoperability with
major VCS systems – CVS, Rational ClearCase, Oracle SCM
- Oracle JDeveloper 10G unique feature is utilization
of Oracle ADF (Application Developer Framework) – MVC realization, enabling
rapid J2EE application development. View Layer makes it possible to build
applications for data exposure as for thin clients, based on web browser
viewing, as well as for rich client and even wireless. Controller Layer is
built on Jakarta Apache project platform – popular Open Source framework
Struts. Business Components Layer may be realized with various technologies -
Java POJO, Oracle ADF Components, WebServices, EJB or Oracle TopLink Objects
- At this moment (December 2004) Oracle is testing new
version - Oracle JDeveloper 10g (10.1.3) Developer Preview. The new features
of this new version will be completely redesigned user interface, additional
re-factoring capabilities, advanced UML diagrams features, web services
simplified creation, support for the web application building on Java Server
Faces base, complete support for J2EE 1.4 specification, ADF Faces – JSF
components and others.
- You can get production and developer preview for
Oracle JDeveloper 10G here
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/jdev/index.html
Happy designing, developing, customizing, implementing and
modifying! If you want us to do the job - give us a call 1-866-528-0577 or
1-630-961-5918! help@albaspectrum.com
Boris Makushkin is Lead Software Developer in
Alba Spectrum Technologies – USA
nationwide Oracle, Navision, Microsoft CRM, Microsoft Great Plains customization
company, serving Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Phoenix,
Houston, Dallas, New York, Detroit, Minneapolis, Miami, Atlanta, Canada, Australia, UK, Russia, Europe and internationally (
http://www.albaspectrum.com
), he is Oracle, Unix, Microsoft CRM SDK, Navision, C#, VB.Net, SQL developer.
Alba Spectrum Technologies