Product Description

Application Express, or APEX, is one of the most innovative products to come out of Oracle in years. APEX is an application development framework for developing database–backed applications. It’s easy enough to get started in that power users can quit storing data in random spreadsheets and instead centralize their data in the powerful Oracle database, all without developer help. Developers arent left out, however. Those who choose to can go deep and leverage the full power and flexibility of Oracles database engine. Getting started with APEX is easy. Learning how to take full advantage of APEX is the problem. It was the problem, that is, until this book came along. In Pro Oracle Application Express, authors John Scott and Scott Spendolini open the “hood” of APEX and expose the full power behind its easy–to–use GUI interface. They show you what you need to know to produce powerful, professionally polished applications, things such as user-authentication models, approaches to layout and navigation, how to integrate Ajax, how to deal with localization issues such as time zones and translations, how to customize the look and feel of an APEX web site, and much, much more. The authors are well–qualified to write on APEX. John Scott runs ShellPrompt, a hosting service that handles many large-scale APEX applications, some of which he is paid to develop. John is a hard–core APEX developer. His coauthor, Scott Spendolini, is one of the original creators of APEX. Both John and Scott now base their fulltime careers on developing APEX applications. Pro Oracle APEX is your opportunity to learn APEX from the very best.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #45370 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 700 pages

Customer Reviews

Apex Essential Reading
Excellent book, written by two of the most prolific contributors on the Oracle Apex forums - they've helped me out many a time.

The book has taken a long time to make it to print, but is worth the wait; whilst there are plenty of on-line resources to get you started with Apex, this book takes you through the next steps in depth. It is really well written and easy to read, with clear and useful example code throughout.

If you use, or are looking into using Apex, then this book is a must.

A must read for any APEX Developer
Just had to post a review on this one (and never posted a review before).
If you're a seasoned 'vet' in the APEX world or just starting out, you NEED this book.

It is crammed with insight and real-world examples into the key foundations that will make your APEX Application Development efforts a success.

10/10

NOT for beginners
Buyers should note that this book is definitely NOT for beginners looking for a step by step guide on how to build applications. Get the beginers guide instead and then get this once you find building APEX apps easy.

My rating is based on my how a bgineer would view this book, though I can tell that it has real insights and valuable lessons for the more experinced APEX developer.