Why use Oracle Application Express for web app?

Question

I believe we\'re moving to Oracle Apex for future development. I\'ve read about Oracle Apex on wikipedia and it\'s pro and con. It seem to me the con outweigh the pro but ma

Answer 1

If you'd like to see an external web site done in APEX, I suggest looking at the Oracle Tools Users Group site, or Ask Tom. Both are large, frequently used sites with much customization.

Your impression from the Wikipedia article is correct. The only programming knowledge you need is PL/SQL. If most of your site will be simple reports, you don't even need to write the SQL queries, and the wizard interface will build the query and the output for you. If you want cool client side work, you will need to know CSS and Javascript. The PL/SQL is only for the more complex data validation.