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What's New - Oracle+Ruby/Ruby on Rails

OTN Developer Day: Hands-on Database App Development (Aug. 25, Redwood Shores, Calif.) Come to Oracle HQ for a free deep-dive into developing high-performance apps with Oracle Database 11g using In-Memory Database Cache and Oracle SQL Developer, with break-out sessions offered in .NET development, developing with Oracle SQL Developer and Oracle Application Express, JDBC/Java development, and PHP and Ruby on Rails. posted Aug 7, 2008 Ruby Gem with JRuby / JDBC Support Raimonds Simanovskis has just released a new version on his ruby-plsql gem with support for JRuby and Oracle JDBC. posted Jun 26, 2008 Technical White Paper: OCI Development Tips and Techniques Get guidelines and pointers for building efficient drivers for accessing the Oracle Database using key technologies such as OCI. posted May 28, 2008 Blog: Using mod_rails with Rails Apps on Oracle Raimonds Simanovskis provides all the details in this blog post. posted May 21, 2008 Download Oracle Instant Client for Mac OS X (Intel x86) The Oracle Instant Client for Mac OX X on Intel x86 is available for download! posted May 20, 2008 Join the "JRuby Red" Group on Oracle Mix Want to sharing knowledge about running JRuby (and JRuby on Rails) on the Oracle "red" stack? This group on the dedicated social network for Oracle users is the place to do it! posted Mar 21, 2008 Oracle Wiki: JRuby on Rails/Oracle SSO Integration Rich Manalang of the Oracle Mix team has documented the process of integrating Oracle SSO with a JRuby on Rails application, based on the Mix team's experiences. posted Feb 27, 2008 Filtering and Grouping: A Comparison of SQL, Linux Scripting, and Ruby Learn some of the transferable concepts common to Oracle SQL, Linux commands, and scripting to address problems that involve data sets that need to be grouped, sorted, and filtered. posted Jan 18, 2008 New Tutorial: Using Oracle and Ruby on Rails Learn how to install Ruby/Rails with Oracle and how to develop highly efficient and functional Ruby/Rails applications. posted Dec 3, 2007 Oracle OpenWorld Presentation: Using RoR with Oracle Database This OpenWorld preso from Oracle's Kuassi Mensah explains dynamic vs. scripting languages, optimal applications of the latter, and what value Oracle brings to RoR apps. posted Dec 3, 2007 Podcast: Update for PHP and RoR Developers Oracle's Chris Jones and Kuassi Mensah discuss the re-built OCI8 driver, Database Resident Connection Pooling with Oracle Database 11g and the roadmap for RoR users. posted Nov 15, 2007

What's New - Oracle+Python

Using Python with TurboGears and Oracle Learn how TurboGears offers Python-istas an excellent framework for creating Web-enabled applications backed by an Oracle database. Mastering Oracle+Python, Part 1: Querying Best Practices As a first step, get familiar with the basic concepts of Oracle-Python connectivity Mastering Oracle+Python, Part 2: Working with Times and Dates An introduction to Oracle and Python date handling. Mastering Oracle+Python, Part 3: Data Parsing Learn some basic and advanced techniques for parsing data in Python. Wrapping Your Brain Around Oracle + Python Learn the aspects of Python most important for Oracle users. Build a Rapid Web Development Environment for Python Server Pages and Oracle Get into high-level Web programming with the reliable Oracle Database 10g, scalable Apache Web server, and intuitive, object-oriented Python programming language.