Hmm, afraid my blog’s gone quiet lately. I’ve been focused on internal projects, like the good ol’ fusion order demo. However, to coincide with the 2nd technical preview of JDeveloper 11 on OTN, we’ve made a version of the fusion order demo sample application available as well. Of course, its a pre-beta sample and doesn’t have all the bells and whistles switched on just yet. But it’s a great way to see what kind of applications you’ll be able to build with ADF & JDeveloper 11. I’ve also included some ’standalone’ examples which provide recipes for advanced ADF business components techniques. This is useful if you’re picking up tech preview releases and experimenting with ADF in order to get ready for using the new features of the Fusion stack’s framework.

I’ve written a little how-to for understanding how database connections work in JDeveloper 11 technology preview - we’ve beefed up the reusability and automation of database connections for 11, but that’s caused some confusion because its different from how things were done in 10.1.3.x. We’re still making improvements for JDeveloper 11, but for now, the following document should help with the technology preview release that’s out on OTN.

Understanding Database Connections in JDeveloper 11 Technology Preview

Today marks my 9th year at Oracle. But no worries, I don’t feel so old since I was hired at age 12 . In the past 9 years, I’ve attended and presented at countless Oracle, user group, and industry conferences. Its one of the best parts of being a product manager - I get to find out how customers are using our products, field questions, and hear an audible ‘aha’ when teaching a new concept - its very rewarding. Following a nice long holiday after JavaOne, I’m right back on the circuit - in a few weeks I’ll be presenting at the Oracle Develop conferences in Munich (June 18-19) and Prague (June 21-22). These include in-depth presentations as well as the always valuable hands-on sessions. Several sessions are especially valuable to Forms/Peoplesoft/4GL developers looking for guidance on Java EE development using the Fusion stack, including “Oracle Fusion and the ADF Development Experience: Today and Tomorrow” - this will give you the full details of the technology stack that’s being used to develop Fusion Applications, and explain how you can use this stack to develop in-house applications today. There’s 2 hands-on sessions that nicely follow this presentation and provide a deep dive into the technology:

• Developing for Fusion - The Business Services Layer (using ADF Business Components)
• Developing for Fusion - The User Interface Layer (using ADF Faces)

Check out the full agenda and register here (Munich is lovely this time of year).

Is this thing on?

For years now, I’ve avoided blogging because I thought that if I had time to post something clever, I should instead publish it through official Oracle channels. However, as more and more folks will be developing applications using the same stack that is being used to develop Fusion Applications (including ADF Business Components and Oracle’s JSF library, ADF Faces), I feel compelled to start this site as a way to disseminate information, even in a less-polished form. My colleagues’ blogs are invaluable resources, and I hope to continue the tradition!

So now for my first post. Drum roll, please.

I’m at JavaOne this week, talking with attendees about JDeveloper and ADF in the exhibitor’s pavillion. The ADF Faces Rich Client components were impressive onstage at yesterday’s general session, and generated a lot of interest at the demo booth. We’ve released a preview of the components, included in the technology preview release of JDeveloper 11g. These components promise to provide flair and function in enterprise web apps.

Also, over the last several months, I’ve been working with Ric Smith and others on a demo app for the Fusion stack. We’ve made some good progress and have released a limited version of the ’store front’ portion of the application:

http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/jdev/samples/fod/index.html

The limited version doesn’t fully show off the blood, sweat, and tears that are going into this demo app, but we have left in new ADF business components features like groovy validation and the rich ADF Faces components as well. Enjoy!