What is a LOB application?

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re: What is a LOB application?

Oran — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 03:32:12 GMT

"Have relatively simple user interface/presentation" - I question whether this item adds value to the discussion. If you look at what WPF supports in v1, many would argue that despite being an advanced UI framework, it doesn't support LOB apps very well. And others would argue that LOB apps don't need to have "boring" UIs. Adding "relatively simple UI" to the definition of LOB seems to be primarily useful for justifying auto-generated, DB-oriented UI rather than task-oriented UI.

re: What is a LOB application?

tomholl — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 09:45:41 GMT

I never liked the term "LOB Applications" (even/especially when I was the Product Manager for the now defunct "LOB Program" at p&p), and I'm not sure the term even needs a standard definition. My advice is that whenever anyone uses the term, just ask them what they are actually talking about.

Tom