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What are the best references for Oracle PL/SQL? I have an excellent knowlege of SQL-92 and of MS-SQL extensions, but now I'm working with Oracle and I'm struggling to find good references for the PL/SQL language.
I am looking for references for the following:
Thanks so much.
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PL SQL is an integrated and high-performance database language that can work well with other languages like C++, Java, and C#. However, if you want to write a code that is going to interact with Oracle database, there is no better language than PL SQL for this job.
The answer is that PL/SQL is not growing, but not going away either. Because it is used in the Oracle database, and the Oracle database is a fixture of enterprise systems world-wide, it will outlive you. High-performance batch processing has to happen close to the data, so PL/SQL will continue to rule in this area.
PL/SQL is a combination of SQL along with the procedural features of programming languages. It was developed by Oracle Corporation in the early 90's to enhance the capabilities of SQL. PL/SQL is one of three key programming languages embedded in the Oracle Database, along with SQL itself and Java.
As Klaus says the online documentation is pretty good. Start with the 2-Day Application Developer's Guide. If you're using 11gR2, you'll want to read the most recent version of the PL/SQL Language Reference. Newer Oracle releases have updated versions of the documents.
But if you want to buy a book, then Steven Feuerstein's Oracle PL/SQL Programming is the one.
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