Presentation at Maker Faire San Mateo 2012 by Oracle UX Director, Ultan O'Broin (@ultan), explaining his path from making models to making cool applications with Application Development Framework based on Java EE.

1. Chimpanzees, Superheroes, Comics, Games and
Star Trek
Making cool apps from kits with Java, Oracle ADF, & User
Experience Design Patterns
Maker Faire, San Mateo, May 2012
Ultan O’Broin (@ultan), MSc
Director
Oracle Applications User Experience, EMEA
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3. Why Am I at Maker Faire?
I make stuff!
• Model aircraft
• Oracle Applications
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4. Model Aircraft and More
• Started in 197x
(that old)
• For fun
• 5,000 and counting…
Picture by Louise Davis
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5. Model-making Insight
• Kits
• Out-of-the-box
• And then some
• Extended
• Personalized
• Built for others
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6. Making Applications Insight
• Oracle
E-Business
Suite
• Oracle
Fusion
Applications
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7. Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF)
• Uses Java Enterprise Edition
• Blueprints and patterns
• Out-of-the-box, end-to-end, kit
• “Faces” UI parts (dialog boxes, menus, graphs, tables, trees…)
• A controller for your input and moves
• Handles information, connects with businessy parts
• A “look and feel” of your own (a “skin”)
• Write your own Java code to go further – easy!
• Open source, for very cool, in demand, AJAX apps
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8. ADF & Java: Flexibility, Productivity, Fun
• Enterprise applications
• Portals
• E-commerce
websites
• Wireless apps
• SmartPhone apps
• Game plays
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9. UI Software Design Patterns: Everywhere!
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10. Design Patterns for Oracle Applications
• Based on the ADF
components
• Reusable user experience
solutions
• Solve common problems to
tasks when making apps
• Oracle use them, and makers
of apps can too!
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11. Oracle Made Design Patterns for You to Make More
Best from Tested and proven Design patterns Easily implemented
Oracle by science by makers
Best practices from Digging that Oracle SCORE! Consistent, high-quality
everyday world technology and easy-to -do design, for
(Java, ADF) Oracle and for other makers!
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12. Common Patterns
Just like an internet browser. Access from anywhere in your app!
PeopleSoft 9.1
EBS 12.1.3
Fusion
Applications
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13. Common Patterns
Fed up selecting from lists? Just TYPE!
PeopleSoft 9.1
Fusion LOV
E-Business Suite 12.1.3
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14. Common Patterns
Cool graphics and other data visuals lets you see and act right there!
JD Edwards FIN
Account Balance
Inquiry
Fusion HCM Promote
Employee Details
PeopleSoft 9.1
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15. Deftly Using Design Patterns & Guidelines
We’ve a tool to help you make cool UIs: Design Filter Tool (DeFT)
Enter the user’s role,
key tasks, data type,
and the presentation
style.
Select the pattern best
suited to the user’s needs. Learn more about the
pattern before applying it.
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16. Before You Design and Java and ADF….
• Know
– Your users
– What they do
– How and where they work
– Their skills, powers,
and interests
– Their background
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