At OpenWorld, I gave my evergreen presentation "The Five Ways of Building Oracle Applications", but now expanded into seven ways. Oracle currently offers the following toolkits and frameworks for application development: Forms ADF APEX JET MAF ABCS MAX Since I'm known especially as an ADF developer and the author of several ADF books , a lot of people have been asking me about the future of ADF in this crowded field. In short: ADF should be your choice for a strategic application. Every Oracle SaaS service is built on ADF, guaranteeing ADF a longevity on par with Oracle Forms (20+ years). ADF development is a specific skill currently where demand currently outpaces supply, leading to ADF being the highest-paid Oracle development specialty. You cannot count on being able to hire ADF developers off the street, but if you want to train your people, there is online ADF training by me and Oracle University , in-person courses and mentoring to keep your team on track. DF is
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