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Non-Positional INSERT statement – the insider story

Gerald Venzl / 2025-08-26

Oracle Database 23.9 implements the non-positional INSERT statement. In my social media posts, I called out that Oracle Database is […]

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Oracle Database Materialized Columns – a closer look

Gerald Venzl / 2025-08-19

My recent blog post about Oracle Database 23.7 has generated significant interest in one particular feature: materialized columns. In this

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What’s new for Developers in Oracle Database 23.9

Gerald Venzl / 2025-08-05

For more information on what’s new in Oracle Database 23.8, see: What’s new for Developers in 23.8 Oracle Database 23.9

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Oracle Database 23.9 Free multi-platform images now available on gvenzl/oracle-free

Gerald Venzl / 2025-08-02

Oracle Database 23.9 Free multi-platform images are now available on container registries docker.io/gvenzl/oracle-free and ghcr.io/gvenzl/oracle-free. With this release, 23.7 images have now gone into Unsupported.

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Anatomy of a SQL statement

Gerald Venzl / 2025-07-30

SQL is a declarative, English-like domain language for querying, analyzing, and manipulating data. SQL originated from relational databases but has

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What’s new for Developers in Oracle Database 23.8

Gerald Venzl / 2025-07-22

For more information on what’s new in Oracle Database 23.7, see: What’s new for Developers in 23.7

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What’s new for Developers in Oracle Database 23.7

Gerald Venzl / 2025-07-07

For more information on what’s new in Oracle Database 23.6, see: What’s new for Developers in Oracle Database 23.6

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Oracle Database 23.8 Free multi-platform images now available on gvenzl/oracle-free

Gerald Venzl / 2025-06-29

Oracle Database 23.8 Free multi-platform images are now available on container registries docker.io/gvenzl/oracle-free and ghcr.io/gvenzl/oracle-free. With this release, 23.6 images have now gone into

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