Oracle Developer Tools for VS Code

This post shows you how to configure the Oracle Developer Tools extension for VS Code and then use it to query an existing table, create or alter database objects and execute PL/SQL. Prerequisites The versions I have used are shown in brackets Microsoft VS Code (1.35.1) Oracle Database ( XE 18.4.0.0.0) Installation Start VS Code and […]

C# FizzBuzz

Here is my C# and .NET Core FizzBuzz program. Prerequisites The versions of the following items that I used are displayed in brackets. Install Visual Studio Code. (1.34) Install the .NET Core SDK. (2.2.300) Install the C# extension for Visual Studio Code (1.19.1) FizzBuzz Start Visual Studio Code, open the Integrated Terminal (CTRL + ‘ or View > Integrated […]

Reload! Reload! Reload!

The Reload button in Chrome has three options. If you open the Chrome DevTools (F12) the three options are visible by holding down the “Reload this page” button. Normal Reload Windows keyboard shortcut: F5 or CTRL + R Reloads the current page. Hard Reload Windows keyboard shortcut: CTRL + Shift + R Reloads the current […]

My experience of being a CodeClub volunteer

I have wanted to volunteer to help run a Code Club since first hearing about it back in June 2013 thanks to this episode of the Ubuntu Podcast where they interviewed one of the founders; Linda Sandvik The universe had different plans for me for a while but it was in the back of mind […]

SQL Developer: New worksheet, new session?

Default Behaviour The out of the box behaviour of SQL Developer is that SQL worksheets share the same connection. What does that mean? If you perform a insert, update or delete in one worksheet without issuing a commit, the result(s) can be viewed in another shared worksheet. This can be illustrated by the following example. […]