As mentioned on OracleCommunity.net, Oracle SQL Developer 1.5 Early Adopter 1 (EA1) is now available for download. As with any new release, there are new features and bug fixes. But, they are not yet detailed in the release notes.

However, I know that the one feature that I have been eagerly waiting for is finally here, […]

When you code, you write your programs either in all lower case, all upper case, or a combination of the two. Let’s take PL/SQL for example, almost all PL/SQL programming best practices and coding styles that I’ve come across recommend using upper and lower. The following is an excerpt from the book Oracle PL/SQL Best […]

Oracle Project Raptor, a new and free graphical tool that simplifies database development tasks such as browsing database objects, running SQL scripts, and editing PL/SQL statements, has just been released.

Let’s face it, SQL code is much easier and faster to read and understand when it is formatted, especially when it is a long and complicated SQL statement you are dealing with. Unformatted SQL can be a pain and can take a long time to understand. To feel the pain, take this example: