Programming languages are developer community argots. To me, the lesser-known lexicon of Oracle’s PL/SQL has been a subject of study for quite some time. I love it.

SQL history Before there was SQL, databases had tight, navigational programming interfaces, and typically were designed around a network schema called the CODASYL data model.

SQL, the structured query language, is a programming language for communicating with databases. Variations on SQL are used by some of the most popular database tools in the world, including some ...

That's the good news. The bad news, according to TIOBE, "It is a bit strange that Transact-SQL wins the award because its major application field, Microsoft's database engine SQL Server, is losing ...

Developers often dispute the merits of SQL as a legitimate programming language, but this misses the point. SQL is a powerful 4GL for accessing data.

The primary objective of this Oracle 11g training course is to provide an introduction to the PL/SQL database programming language covering syntax, structure, and features of the language within ...

This year, the ministry of education introduced a new Information and Communication Technology (ICT) subject at the HSC-level and made it compulsory for all students. The syllabus itself is excellent; ...

T-SQL, SQL Server's programming language, has commands that insert a PDF into a variable-sized binary BLOB data field. T-SQL's OPENROWSET function retrieves the PDF file and stores it in a ...