Effortless App Development with Oracle Visual Builder: Boost productivity by building web and mobile applications efficiently using the drag-and-drop approach

Ankur Jain

Mar 2021 · Packt Publishing Ltd

About this eBook

Build web and mobile apps quickly with Oracle Visual Builder and delve into real-time end-to-end use cases, exploring best practices, recommendations, security, and debugging techniquesKey FeaturesExecute various real-time use cases and develop web and mobile applications quicklyEnhance your skills by extending Oracle and non-Oracle SaaS applications using VBGain the knowledge needed to take on projects directly and work independentlyBook Description

Organizations are moving their applications, data, and processes to the cloud to reduce application costs, effort, and maintenance. However, adopting new technology poses challenges for developers, solutions architects, and designers due to a lack of knowledge and appropriate practical training resources. This book helps you get to grips with Oracle Visual Builder (VB) and enables you to quickly develop web and mobile applications and deploy them to production without hassle.

This book will provide you with a solid understanding of VB so that you can adopt it at a faster pace and start building applications right away. After working with real-time examples to learn about VB, you'll discover how to design, develop, and deploy web and mobile applications quickly. You'll cover all the VB components in-depth, including web and mobile application development, business objects, and service connections. In order to use all these components, you'll also explore best practices, security, and recommendations, which are well explained within the chapters. Finally, this book will help you gain the knowledge you need to enhance the performance of an application before deploying it to production.

By the end of this book, you will be able to work independently and deploy your VB applications efficiently and with confidence.

What you will learnGet started with VB and explore its architecture and basic building blocksGain a clear understanding of business objects and learn how to manage themCreate service connections to connect to the external API and Oracle SaaSBuild web and mobile apps and run them on various devicesDevelop Oracle Cloud and non-Oracle SaaS app extensionsGet to grips with data and application security using practical examplesExplore best practices along with troubleshooting and debugging mechanismsConnect your VB application with VBS for application versioning using GitWho this book is for

This book is for IT professionals working with UI technologies to develop web and mobile applications for various industries. Developers and UI designers who want to understand how to use VB, develop scalable web and mobile applications using drag-and-drop features, and design applications in a better way with the help of real-time example apps and code samples will find this book helpful. Prior experience in any UI technology, JavaScript, and REST APIs will be useful.

About the author

Ankur Jain is passionate about learning new technologies and exploring new things on his own. He has worked on a number of different technology stacks, including Oracle OIC, VB, API Platform, Oracle SOA, OSB, WebCenter Content, and Java. He has implemented various projects on Oracle Integration and the Visual Builder. He has earned various prestigious awards and recognition from different groups and communities, including Oracle’s elite Oracle ACE program. He has become a spotlight member of the Oracle Cloud community, UKOUG has published an article in PTK issue number 73, the tech edition, he is OIC certified, and has been selected as a speaker to present a paper at the Groundbreakers Yatra, organized by AIOUG. He is a prolific blogger and YouTuber, helping thousands of users to learn.