Oracle ADF Development Essentials   Learn basic best practices for building Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF)-based apps productively

The developer community provides a wealth of information through tutorials, how-to's, sample applications, and so on that help new as well as experienced developers learn how to be productive. For example, it's important for developers to be trained up on subjects such as version control/working in teams, automated unit testing, and using Ant for building projects, but the amount and complexity of information out there on these topics can be overwhelming.

This series of technical articles offers development best practices and techniques in the context of Oracle ADF development in a compact, consumable package. Each article focuses on a specific topic and includes step-by-step examples showing how to implement these practices in an Oracle ADF project. Step-by-step instructions will also be given for installing and configuring any third-party software required (which may include Oracle JDeveloper extensions and/or free or open-source third-party software). Particular attention is given as to why the technique/best practice is important and how to get up and running quickly.

Happy coding!

Part 1 - Version Control with Subversion: Using a Repository for Single-User Projects

Learn how to create a repository and start using Subversion for version control in a single-user environment.

Part 2 - Version Control with Subversion: Managing Versions in a Team Environment

Use Subversion to help you manage versions in a team environment.

Part 3 - Version Control with Subversion: Avoiding "Gotchas"

How to avoid or circumvent some of the common "gotchas" that arise when using Subversion for Oracle ADF development.

Part 4 - Building Projects using Ant

Tips for building Oracle ADF projects using Ant outside of the Oracle JDeveloper environment.

Part 5 - Unit Testing Your Application with JUnit

A primer on creating unit tests for Oracle ADF projects and executing them from within Oracle JDeveloper.

Part 6 - Testing Your Oracle ADF Faces Application with Selenium

How to use Selenium and JUnit together to build unit tests that test Web UIs.

Part 7 - Continuous Integration with Hudson

The basics of installing and configuring the Hudson integration engine to continuously build and test Oracle ADF applications

Part 8 - Building Customizable Applications Using Oracle Metadata Services

Get a hands-on introduction to Oracle ADF's services for personalization and customization

Part 9 - Building Customizable Applications Using Oracle Metadata Services (II)

A hands-on introduction to Oracle ADF's services for personalization and customization (continued) - in this installment, creating seeded customizations.

Part 10 - Building Customizable Applications Using Oracle Metadata Services (III)

A hands-on introduction to Oracle ADF's services for personalization and customization (continued) - in this installment, installing and configuring a repository for persistent storage of customizations.