Oracle APEX is an amazing low-code development platform in which you can build robust web applications. Not only it provides an environment where you can rapidly develop data-centric web applications, but it also allows end-users to interact with their data via tools like interactive report, interactive grid, faceted search, different types of charts, and more.
The most convincing way to explore a technology is to apply it to a real-world problem. Without involving the audience too much in the boring bits, the book adopts an inspiring approach that helps beginners practically evaluate almost every feature of Oracle APEX. In this book, you’ll develop an application that demonstrates the use of those features to get hands-on exposure to Oracle APEX anatomy. The sticky inspirational approach adopted in this book not only exposes the technology but also draws you in and keeps your interest up till the last exercise.
The ultimate objective of this book is to introduce you to the art of building web applications by iteratively developing the sample database application (provided with Oracle APEX) from scratch. The application demonstrates how to display summary information, use reports and forms for viewing, updating, and adding information, include charts to visualize information, and create dedicated mobile pages. This application has been chosen as an example because you can learn most of the techniques from it for your own future work. The primary purpose of this book is to teach you how to use Oracle APEX to realize your own development goals. Each chapter in this book explores a basic area of functionality and delivers the development techniques to achieve that functionality. By the time you reach the end of the examples in this book, you will have a clear understanding of Oracle APEX and will be able to extend the application in almost any direction.
The shortlist below presents some main topics of Oracle APEX covered in this book:
- Browser-based online application development
- Rapid web application development for desktops, laptops, tablets, and latest smartphones
- Create comprehensive applications declaratively without writing tons of code
- Tweak application pages using Page Designer
- Create applications with the help of wizards
- Create custom application pages by adding components manually
- Use the same interface and code to develop applications for a wide array of devices
- Present data using a variety of eye‐catching charts
- Produce highly formatted PDF reports, including invoices, grouped reports, and pivot tables
- Implement APEX’s built-in security module
If you are looking for a concise and concrete Oracle APEX book written for beginners, then I must say that this is the book that will return more than what you have paid for it.
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Product details
ASIN : B092P76L9Y
Publisher : Independently published (April 16, 2021)
Language : English
Paperback : 392 pages
ISBN-13 : 979-8738951268
Item Weight : 2 pounds
Dimensions : 8.5 x 0.89 x 11 inches
