When I get forgetful... it always pays to script things. Keep you APEX installations up to date! #orclapex connor-mcdonald.com/2026/05/01/m...

No plans for September? Then think about submitting some abstracts for the #OCTEMEA2026 - CASOUG week (14.09-18.09). Meeting the community of these countries is an unique experience, in a good way 😃 sessionize.com/emea-communi... @oracleace.bsky.social @oracleugs.bsky.social

It says a lot about the agenda quality of @pougorg.bsky.social #POUG2026 that even @connormcd.bsky.social has FOMO for not going to be there... Get your ticket: poug2026.konfeo.com/en/groups Check the agenda: poug.org/edycja/poug2... If you're not coming to Krakow, you WILL catch FOMO like Connor!

#POUG2026, here I come \o/ So awesome that @pougorg.bsky.social accepted my session "Shape-Changing SQL" and put it on the agenda: poug.org/edycja/poug2... See you in Krakow in September. Be sure to get your tickets while they last: poug2026.konfeo.com/en/groups </happydance>

Yeah, my session for #POUG2026 is accepted 😀 See you in Kraków in September!

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#RantOfTheDay UX pops up with "Let me show you how to turn on <whatever>" and the dialog box has two options: - Yes of course. - Maybe later. Argh 🤬 If it's something I don't want, I don't want a "Maybe later", I want the option to say "No"! (I'll even accept a polite "No thank you" option.)

Oracle ACEs are taking the stage this May! 🎤🌍 From user groups events to global conferences, ACE Program members will be sharing real-world insights, technical expertise, and community-driven knowledge across ~20 events worldwide. Find out where to join them 👇 blogs.oracle.com/ace/oracle-a...

New - or updated - event EMEA Community Tour 2026 on www.clocwise.org. CfP ends on 31-MAY-2026, but dont wait and head over to https://sessionize.com/emea-community-tour-2026# now and submit! @EOUC #emeatour26 @oracleace

Was there ever a "pool session" at an IT-conference? I can't recall one. Well, with APEX connect 2026 you get the chance to dive into a swimming pool and learn about a swimming course management app built using #orclapex. Don't forget to bring your swimming gear! apex.doag.org

“Kind of a stupid game” 💯

APEXLang might be one of the biggest Oracle APEX updates in years 🔥 Here’s my recap of the APEX World keynote👇 tm-apex.hashnode.dev/apexlang-is-... The future of APEX development looks incredibly exciting 🚀 #orclapex #APEXWorld2026

New bugfixing method: Fix-by-typo

The Easiest Way to Download the Latest OPatch You don't have to connect to My Oracle Support to find the latest OPatch. There's a much easier way.

Why #POUG? 👉no fluff talks 👉no sales 👉community you actually want to talk with Last tickets with 30% off: poug2026.konfeo.com

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💯 percent truth! You >must< learn #SQL

The agenda is live #Kscope26preview meetup.com/orclapex-nl/... keynote by @msewtz.bsky.social in collaboration with @alexnuijten.bsky.social @apexconsulting.nl @kthyssen.bsky.social @patch72.bsky.social @oracleace.bsky.social #thedocnl Free registration!

Try a sample of Kscope for free — join the Kscope26 Preview on May 26. Register and check the agenda here: www.meetup.com/orclapex-nl/...

Für @connormcd.bsky.social ist die #apexconn26 weit mehr als eine Tech-Konferenz: Es sind die Gespräche mit Profis, die echten Mehrwert schaffen. In seiner Keynote gibt es 100 % Live-Demo, 0 Slides & jede Menge neue 26ai-Features. 📅 18.-20.05.26 | Heide Park Soltau 📰 www.doag.org/de/home/news...

More from the @sym42.bsky.social Napoli gathering - this is nice 🇮🇹

When community turns into friendship: the traditional annual #sym42 gathering @sym42.bsky.social

It’s great to meet my @sym42.bsky.social friends in Napoli 🇮🇹😁

Oracle REST Data Services (ORDS) 26.1.0 Released oracle-base.com/blog/2026/04... @OracleREST

#apexconn26 | Drei Keynote Speaker aus drei Kontinenten 🇦🇺 🇺🇸 🇪🇺 – das bietet u.a. die APEX connect 2026 vom 18. bis 20. Mai im Heide Park Soltau 🤩 Hier sind ihre Mini-Portraits ➡️ scomp.ly/oxw0YzJ Hier sind ihre Keynotes ➡️ scomp.ly/Qry3r3G #orclapex #DeveloperConference #plsql #lowcode

Good point by Connor to add tiebreakers to the order by clause. I will add: do NOT use default RANGE BETWEEN but please explicitly use ROWS BETWEEN ! www.kibeha.dk/2013/02/rows...

The traditional Kscope - preview is scheduled ! On May 26, starting at 17:15 (but you're welcome to join the social gathering starting 16:00!) at The DOC office in Weert. Presentations, socializing, food and drinks ... what is not to like! Sign up : www.meetup.com/orclapex-nl/...

Budget resources. "The code may use maximum X memory, Y CPU seconds, Z network roundtrips, ..." Once, they were real constraints - now you could consider enforcing such constraints in test packages. Remember every byte is sacred! (Disclaimer, I started with having to fit a program into 5K RAM 😄)

Damn, did not post the link for those who do not know about it... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghet...

I don't care much for April Fool jokes, but when an old one gets to be so used that it makes it into a real RFC, I tip my hat to whomever invented that joke years ago😄 developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/W...

The Oracle ACE Program : My 20 Year Anniversary oracle-base.com/blog/2026/04... @oracleace

Bigger connection pool = faster app? That's one of the most common myths in backend dev. Join our webinar and learn how to actually size your Oracle connection pool — with math, not guesswork. 🔗 pwowwebinar2.konfeo.com/pl/groups CC: @jasminfluri.bsky.social

Welcome our new overlords 🤔

Unpopular opinion: Any developer not caring about data quality is not a developer.

#OracleBeerBern meetup in Berne. The speaker comes from far away, but the beer is local. Welcome in Switzerland, @connormcd.bsky.social 🇨🇭🍺

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I'm doing a webinar next Tuesday. It's decent, but hey I'm biased. It's free to join. There will be pictures of dogs. You will likely learn something you didn't know before. There's even a tiny bit in there about the Oracle Database. #odtug @odtug.bsky.social

I never really understood character sets and how important they were or how they worked until I saw Patrick's talk on it And, yeah, lots of nice pictures of dogs! Well worth m hour of your time.

New advances in the cat science: www.sciencealert.com/scientists-d...

A debt of gratitude owed by many connor-mcdonald.com/2026/03/12/t...

How do you enforce temporal data integrity? With SQL Assertions in Oracle AI Database, we can now implement constraints such as: ✅ Non-overlapping validity periods ✅ Temporal referential integrity Here's a practical example using an extended DEPT-EMP model. www.salvis.com/blog/2026/03...

It might be 2000 times worse than you thought connor-mcdonald.com/2026/03/09/b...

Assertions for data integrity on a less-than-ideal data model. www.kibeha.dk/2026/03/asse... Or "How I could have used assertions 25 years ago when I worked with Concorde XAL"... #OrclDB #SQL #Assertions #OracleACE

We're still looking for interesting assertions use cases Just over two weeks left for #OracleACE to get your entries in Bounty closes 15th March For full details read blogs.oracle.com/sql/assertio...

TIL in 23/26ai with extended strings, you do NOT get "ORA-01450: maximum key length (6398) exceeded" at *create* index on VARCHAR2(4000 CHAR) - it succeeds => dba_ind_columns.column_length=16000 At *insert* you can get ORA-01450 ! blogs.oracle.com/sql/how-to-f... Careful or #BugWaitingToHappen