Oracle Developers Should Go to ODTUG’s KScope13

I promised @oraclenerd that I’d make a video talking about why I thought KScope13 was a ‘must-attend’ event for all Oracle developers, but my web cam is acting up. In the meantime, here’s a quick plug for my favorite independent Oracle conference! Full Disclaimer: I’m speaking at KScope13. When I talk about how awesome the [...]

Oracle SQL Developer: What’s Next?

Software development never really stops. The development cycle is truly a circle. Once a release is ready, the developers don’t go on break awaiting orders. There’s always the next sprocket to build or widget to refactor. And so comes one of the best parts of my job: helping figure out what those widgets and sprockets [...]

Oracle SQL Developer Report: Tables By DataType

When I’m doing demonstrations of Oracle SQL Developer, I’m frequently asked about our support for datatypes like XML, BLOBS, Timestamp, etc. When I’m put on the spot like that, I have a tendency to forget that I already have tables setup for this. So I end up writing a query to find a table that [...]