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It’s a Close Second
•RAD for standard operations
–A tie
•RAD for complex functions
–Forms slightly ahead of JDeveloper without JHeadstart
–JDeveloper with JHeadstart is way ahead of Forms
•Development complexity
–Forms developers face a learning curve with JDeveloper
–With JHeadstart the learning curve is much less
•Ease of extensions
–ADF Faces - 3GL is always present
–Forms needs Java (PJCs)
•Highly interactive UI – Forms
–Apples and oranges (light client vs. heavy client)
–ADF Faces and JHeadstart generated code is very interactive