RAD (Rapid Application Development) is a concept of software development that focuses on speed, prototyping & iterative development rather than a formalised, time-consuming methodology. The idea behind RAD is to deliver solutions which are more efficient & meet the user requirements in a more dynamic & accurate way. Working with delivery of prototypes &iterative releases also allows developers to create solutions rapidly.<\/p>\n
RAD tools can be very useful for creating potential solutions very quickly\u00a0 and save huge amounts\u00a0of development time. Small to medium sized development projects with minimal complexity are\u00a0a good fit for RAD development and many RAD tools now use a simplistic, visual development
\nenvironment to help make it easy to develop solutions for even non- technical developers.\u00a0However, RAD tools can be very expensive and, even though many RAD tools are designed with\u00a0simple, visual drag-and-drop development environments, they still can entail a learning curve,
\nwhich can be time consuming and complex.<\/p>\n
The need for a rapid application development tool within the University of Birmingham (UoB) is\u00a0an essential one. There are many small to medium sized web development projects which are\u00a0either ignored completely due to the small project scope\/size, given low priority (and so are\u00a0delayed), or take a relatively long time to develop due to the development methods & tools
\nused.<\/p>\n
For this evaluation, the Oracle APEX development tool will be reviewed to determine how well it\u00a0works as a RAD tool for web applications development and possible impact it could have on\u00a0small to medium sized application development projects within the organisation.<\/p>\n
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