Oracle intros tools to boost developer’s productivity

REDWOOD SHORES, USA: Extending its commitment to providing the most complete, open and integrated tools for Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE), SOA and Web 2.0 application development, Oracle has announced the availability of Oracle JDeveloper 11g Release 2.

The new release enhances the overall development experience by delivering an improved Integrated Development Environment (IDE), including support for new technologies and standards, as well as updates to Oracle Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) 11g.

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Part of Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g, Oracle JDeveloper is a free integrated development environment that simplifies the development of Java-based SOA applications and user interfaces with support for the full development life cycle, said a company release.

"Web application and Java developers continue to seek the latest advancements in standards and easy-to-use tools," said Ted Farrell, chief architect and senior vice president, Oracle.

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"Oracle JDeveloper 11g Release 2 allow developers to achieve an immense productivity boost and are essential to enable the creation of the most immersive and vibrant Web applications,” added Farrell.

Enhancing productivity for Java developers

Oracle JDeveloper 11g Release 2 delivers significant performance and usability improvements. In addition, updates to Oracle ADF 11g further simplify the development experience.

New capabilities include:

* Support for new JavaServer Faces 2.0 and Facelets standards: Provides a highly visual editing environment for Java EE Web developers.

* Updated ADF JavaServer Faces Rich Client Components: Oracle’s framework for building rich Internet applications now supports JavaServer Faces 2.0 and introduces new features such as interactive thematic maps.

* Infrastructure changes to facilitate OSGi tooling: Makes the creation of OSGi based extensions for Oracle JDeveloper much easier and improves overall product performance.

* New Oracle ADF Faces skin editor: Makes user interface customization simpler with a visual CSS editor.