Connecting to PostgreSQL from Visual Studio Code

In this post I demonstrate how to create a new connection to a locally running PostgreSQL database using the PostgreSQL. VS Code extension from Microsoft. For this example the following versions were used: VS Code 1.88.1, PostgreSQL VS Code Extension 0.3.0 PostgreSQL 16 Database running locally, pgAdmin 4 Version 8.2. After installing the extension, open […]

Getting started with Oracle Database running on Docker

In this post I will guide you through the steps necessary to run an Oracle Database on Docker. I will also guide through the steps to install the HR sample schema and access the database from outside the container. Install Docker Desktop If you have not done so already install Docker Desktop At the time […]

Go with Oracle Database – SQL Queries

This post will demonstrate how to connect to an Oracle database from Go using the Go DRiver for ORacle (godror) and execute SQL Queries. The code in this post is up on GitHub and was developed using Go 1.20.6 & VS Code running on Windows 10. I used a local version of the Oracle Database […]