Prior to the release of SQL Developer 1.0, which was formerly known as Project Raptor, Oracle didn’t have its own visual database development tool—only the character-based SQL Plus.

The system he was documenting was built on PL/SQL, Oracle Database, and Oracle Forms and Reports, so he began studying PL/SQL every morning at 4 a.m. with the goal of becoming a developer.

Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler supports both Barker and Bachman notations so developers can switch between models to suit the audience's needs or create and save different visual displays; and ...

Oracle has announced the general availability of Oracle SQL Developer Release 1.2 that features new capabilities to ease the migration and consolidation of third-party databases onto Oracle Database ...