Author Don Bales takes his 20 + years of experience and wealth of statistics he's gathered on PL / SQL usage over the years and apply the 80/20 rule - cover whats most needed and used by PL / SQL professionals and avoid whats not need! Learn what is really important, so you can get to work feeling confident with what you know about PL / SQL. Find 20% PL / SQL that gives you 80% of bangkey topics covered include variables and data types, run reports, working with cursors, real-world objects, debugging, testing, and more. Learn how to write production-level, object-oriented PL / SQLyoull explore relational PL / SQL, but unlike most other books on the subject, Don Bales emphasizes the use of PL / SQL object-oriented features as well. What you will learn How important SQL in PL / SQL How to use PL / SQL on both relational and object-relational setting How to create a sustained, modular, and can be reused / PL SQL program units The importance of testing as you go, and build a test plan permanent for each module Importance of building debugging capabilities into your code and debug build permanent facilities for each module The importance of documenting as you go, and in the process of building a permanent documentation set for your reusable modules How to apply modular PL / SQL to solve real-world problems Who is this book? Programmers to develop applications that will be used against the Oracle database will need PL / SQL to take full advantage of the power Oracle has to offer. Database administrators who wish to carry out the functions exposed only via PL / SQL package interfaces will also find this book useful. About the Apress Beginning Series Early series from Apress is the right choice to get the information you need to land entry-level jobs is important.