Podcast #388: Combatting COVID-19 with Oracle APEX and Cloud (OCI)

Oracle’s COVID-19 therapeutic learning system is not just another APEX application but it is also an Oracle cloud story, and it’s a human-technology story. This application is used by patients to enter their health status as well as clinicians and physicians to track the efficacy of treatments for coronavirus. We go behind the scenes and hear the back story, from some of the developers, their roles and how it all got started and the road ahead.

Previous Podcasts have covered what low code platforms are and looked at the capabilities of such a platform, Oracle Application Express (APEX).

In this program a panel of three experts, share how a nationally visible program, Oracle’s COVID-19 Therapeutic Learning System was designed and built in record time. Joel Kallman, shares how APEX got started, “How do we build Applications faster and better? and that has been the genesis of APEX.” He defines the unique term “Instant Gratification Development” which “is a great way for developers to engage with end-users in real-time, not only do you get the end result quicker but the end user/business user feel like they are a part of the solution. “

When asked how they handle requirements, Scott Spendolini, answers “You asked how do you handle requirements? I chuckled, what requirements? we’re kind of building this as we go.” In answer to what resources were required he cited another Oracle executive “you can only get so many mechanics under the hood.” wrt how he handles pressure, Shakeeb Rahman answered, “How do I keep cool? the way you do it is by doing this every day. We build applications every day.” As far as the future goes, he shared “We’re also putting together the foundations for really changing this entire industry.”

These are just some of the gems that Joel, Scott and Shakeeb shared. Take a listen to the full Podcast.

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