Beginning Oracle PL/SQL gets you started in using the built-in
language that every Oracle developer and database administrator must
know. Oracle Database is chock-full of built-in application features
that are free for the using, and PL/SQL is your ticket to learning about
and using those features from your own code. With it, you can centralize
business logic in the database, you can offload application logic, and
you can automate database- and application-administration tasks.
Author Don Bales provides in Beginning Oracle PL/SQL a fast-paced and
example-filled tutorial. Learn from Don's extensive experience to
discover the most commonly used aspects of PL/SQL, without wasting time
on obscure and obsolete features.
The author takes his 20+ years of experience and a wealth of statistics
he's gathered on PL/SQL usage over those years and applies the 80/20
rule: cover what's most needed and used by PL/SQL professionals and
avoid what's not necessary! The result is a book that covers all the key
features of PL/SQL without wasting your time discussing esoteric and
obsolete parts of the language. Learn what really matters, so that you
can get to work feeling confident with what you know about PL/SQL.
- Covers the key topics that matter, including variables and datatypes,
executing statements, working with cursors, bulk operations,
real-world objects, debugging, testing, and more.
- Teaches you to write production-level, object-oriented PL/SQL. You'll
explore relational PL/SQL, but unlike most other books on the subject,
this one emphasizes the use of PL/SQLs object-oriented features as
well.
- Guides you in working through real examples of using of PL/SQL. You'll
learn PL/SQL by applying it to real-world business problems, not by
heavy theory.
