Oracle ADF Mobile : Hybrid App Development

It's the era of mobile computing and Oracle has snatched its opportunity with the unveiling of Oracle ADF Mobile.

 I know, it's been more than a year since Oracle unveiled this, the so-called hybrid framework, never the less its worth exploring.

 There are quite a few competitors like Adobe PhoneGap, IBM Worklight and Apache Cordova, so what makes this distinguishing? 

  • Commercial vendors like Oracle have taken extra care to set apart this hybrid framework from competitors by adding additional functionality that caters a rich user experience, that’s completely optimized for mobile.
  • It embeds PhoneGap libraries to support device services integration like Gallery, Camera, GPS, Email, Contacts, etc.
  • It supports SQLite DB engine for offline activites.
  • Business logic can be delivered through Java, Javascript or WS.
  • Out of box integration support with OIM.
  • Seamless integrated development experience with Oracle JDeveloper.
  • Same development paradigm as developing any other ADF web application which is a boon for ADF Developers to get started right away with ADF Mobile.
But still there's a catch, just as every model has,
  • It's not a stand alone offering.
  • Supports Oracle Weblogic only.
  • Huge licensing cost.
  • Data synchronization challenges while working offline.
Check this link, to get a sneak peak into Oracle ADF Mobile. Happy learning!

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