Names Matter
This is one of my favorite quotes: There are only two hard things in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things. — Phil Karlton IT is my daily live. And this quote is so true. Lately I’ve been thinking much more than usual about naming,…
utPLSQL for SQL Developer 1.2 – What’s New?
Today I released an update of the utPLSQL extension for SQL Developer. In this blog post I explain the changes in the latest version 1.2. These are the new features: Debug Test Cancel Test Run Test Run with Code Coverage Java instead of Xtend Download…
Bye bye Xtend, Welcome Java
Introduction The utPLSQL extension for SQL Developer was originally written in Xtend. In this blog post I explain why we decided to migrate the project to Java and how we’ve done that. Why Replace Xtend? Xtend is a statically typed, clean language with excellent string…
Syntax Highlighting With SQL Developer
Introduction A customer asked me if it is possible show unused identifiers in SQL Developer. Since there is no PL/SQL compile warning for that, you might be tempted to say no. But you can always use PL/SQL Cop for static code analysis. Guideline G-1030 deals…
Formatting Code With SQL Developer
Introduction I started using SQL Developer in 2013. Back then version 4.0 was the latest and greatest. But the capabilities of the formatter were disappointing. In 2017 Oracle released version 4.2 with a new formatter and has been improving it ever since. Version 19.2 brought…
Moving to GitHub
Over the years, my blog has become one big mess. It was no longer a blog. It contained product pages, change logs, software downloads, FAQs and even a forum. That was a nice experiment. But now it’s time to move everything that doesn’t belong in…
Update Center for Free SQL Developer Extensions
Introduction In July 2017 Oracle announced to release updates for SQL Developer on a quarterly basis. Installing multiple versions of SQL Developer on the same machine is not a problem. Therefore many developers install a new version as soon as it becomes available. On the…
Constants vs. Parameterless Functions
Do you use parameterless PL/SQL functions in your queries? Did you know that this may cause performance issues? In this blog post I explain why parameterless functions can be the reason for bad execution plans in any Oracle Database. I recently had to analyze this…
Integrate SQL*Plus Scripts in SQL Developer
I envy my DBA colleagues when they work with the Oracle Database from the command line in an incredibly efficient way. They just call a series of scripts with some parameters to get the desired information. Everything looks so easy, so smooth, so natural. I’m…
Running utPLSQL Tests in SQL Developer
Introduction In November 2017 Jacek Gebal asked me if I could help to integrate utPLSQL into SQL Developer. In January 2018 we released the first MVP. Tests were executed in a new SQL Developer worksheet showing the result in the script output pane.This was easy…
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