How does the Localization of Business Applications work?

Software localization is much more than simply translating the application's user interface. The actual work already starts much sooner during the…

What Happened to the Co-Founders of Oracle?

In 1977, the three software engineers Larry Ellison, Bob Miner and Ed Oates founded the consulting company Software Development Laboratories (SDL),…

Insights into the functions of the Executive Committee for Java Specification Requests

At Javaland 2018 Andres Almiray (Fellow, Canoo Engineering AG) and Ivar Grimstad  (Principal Consultant, Cybercon) share their experiences at JCB…

Recorded: Oracle JET in Oracle APEX 18.1

The Oracle JavaScript Extension Toolkit (JET) is used in numerous Oracle products and cloud services, and is used for the development of client-side…

Recorded: APEX Cheat Sheet

Some things we always seem to look up: how to deal with shuttles, which API call to use, the syntax of a link, some JavaScript and CSS snippets etc.…

Recorded: The latest SQL and PL/SQL features for developers – on 300 slides

Connor Mc Donald, member of the Developer Advocate Team at Oracle, who took the trip from Australia to Germany to be at APEX Connect 2018, presents…

“If you cannot create a network for young people, make it possible for them to create their own”

The fact of the ageing industry is not an issue that can be completely denied. Not only companies find themselves in a situation of strong competition…

Enthusiastic voices about the work of Java activists driving the development of Java technologies

Cloud and serverless computing as cutting-edge topics

"Automation is the way to go"

Noelle Stimely is Senior Database Administrator at the University of California, Berkeley and a huge fan of autonomous databases. In the DOAG.tv…

JavaLand 2018: Java Conference Sets New Record Number of Participants

For the fifth anniversary of JavaLand from March 13-15, 2018, more than 1,900 developers from over 20 nations are expected in Phantasialand, Brühl.…

“Table-Tennis Breaks Serve a Similar Mental Function as a Shower”

Dr. Holly Cummins has her best ideas in the shower. She is technical lead at IBM Cloud Garage London, an innovative, startup-like consultancy where…

"JavaLand has a simple recipe: A lot of great presentations!"

Markus Eisele was manager of the conference program of several JavaLand conferences until 2017. The Java champion and avowed networking supporter…

Recorded: Version control and team working in APEX

There are differences between how multiple developers construct Oracle APEX applications as opposed to applications with file-based languages.…

Recorded: How to use the Interactive Grid Feature

Tabular forms to edit multiple rows of data have been available since the beginning of Oracle Application Express (APEX). But they come with some…

„It is very important that there is a standard for Java“

Simon Ritter is Deputy CTO at Azul Systems, which operates their own Java Virtual Machine (JVM) with Java 9. In the DOAG.tv interview with Andreas…

“I don’t know lots of applications that actually delete data”

What does the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) mean for the Oracle DBA? Philippe Fierens, Independent Oracle DBA, gives an overview of how…

„They are doing everything to steer Java in the right direction"

Simon Ritter is Deputy CTO at Azul Systems and a big fan of the new release plan for Java Standard Edition and Java Enterprise Edition, as it meets…

“Oracle 18c is not the autonomous database”

However, the autonomous database is built on top of 18c, says Sean Stacey, Oracle Director for Database Product Management, in this interview with…

Recorded: Preview on APEX 5.2, Interactive Grids and REST

Marc Sewtz, Anthony Rayner and Carsten Czarski - all three of them in the Oracle Application Express (APEX) development team - held a combined…

“We feared that we could reach certain database limits”

At CERN, a very large number of particle collision events are recorded by the ATLAS experiment. This results in a large amount of data that have to be…

"People in South Africa are open-minded and relaxed"

When Wolfgang Scherrer speaks about his work in the board of the South African Oracle User Group (SAOUG), there is no stopping him. He…

Java EE: Eclipse Foundation selected

Oracle's discussions with vendors, the community and open source foundations bring the first advances in the future of Java EE, as Oracle writes in a …

Eleven Steps to a Successful Submission of Your Presentation

The call for papers for the APEX Connect 2018 has opened. Once again, the task is to fill the more than 60 presentation slots. However, there is keen…

Recorded: A complete guide to APEX Dynamic Actions

If you've used dynamic actions in Oracle Application Express (APEX) before, you'll know how useful and flexible they are. But how many do you actually…

Recorded: Migrate Forms applications to APEX using QAFE

Database developer Wouter de Waard from Qualogy describes a migration project from Forms to Oracle Application Express (APEX) with the use of QAFE. In…

Recorded: Oliver Lemm about migrating older APEX apps

Migrating older APEX applications can quickly become a daunting task when the original developers are no longer around. How complex is the…

Recorded: Bartosz Ostrowski about the use of plugins in APEX

The architecture of Oracle Application Express (APEX) can be improved by plugins. Creative developers show time and time again that APEX is not just…

Recorded: Joel Kallman about the future of APEX

Agile, Low Code and Cloud are some of the terms that have been a reflection of the development of Oracle Application Express (APEX) for years. In his…

Java EE Security API – Current Status

In this interview, Rudy De Busscher, member of the Expert Group on „Java EE Security API“ (JSR 375), gives an overview on the work as well as the…