OAF

The developers at Polaris Associates have been the primary adopters of OAF or Oracle Application Framework for the various SOA solutions that we have implemented for organizations world-wide. The developers who have implemented solutions using OAF have really reaped the benefits of a highly evolved development mechanism. OAF is a Model-view-controller (MVC) framework built using J2EE technologies and is a readymade propriety framework made available to you by Oracle for developing applications within the enterprise products. OAF is indeed an evolution when compared to the other frameworks and has some key benefits that make it the clear choice for application development needs. Some of the many benefits of OAF are:

The OAF runtime is platform independent and can be installed on any J2EE compliant server. OAF is a step ahead of J2EE in the sense that it simplifies J2EE development by almost eliminating the need to write code for design patterns and an applications infrastructure. OAF doesn’t enforce a particular technology on the developer and provides the liberty of supporting multiple technologies for each layer of application. OAF provides a complete solution for every phase in the development lifecycle. The inclusion of Oracle JBuilder makes it the perfect tool for development because it provides visual aids and declarative approach to minimize coding. It is not only an effective development mechanism but it also is extremely flexible as it allows for personalization, customization and custom application development.