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[Scott Spendolini🍊 @sspendol]

Heading to #ascend26 next week?

Be sure to stop by the Oracle booth and say hello and attend my sessions:

Tuesday @ 10:00 AM
Extending SaaS Applications with Oracle APEX

Wed @ 11:30 AM
APEXlang Deep Dive

https://t.co/uqu0hMvKQT

#orclapex

[Dimitri Gielis @dgielis]

Since 2006 we've run an app predicting World Cup matches, built to show what Oracle APEX can do.

Today we're launching the World Cup 2026 edition https://t.co/VLDHW746g6

The twist: we upgraded our Euro 2024 version to APEX 26.1 with APEXlang using (almost) only AI!

#orclapex

[Scott Spendolini🍊 @sspendol]

@mortenbraten @JaysonHanes @dgielis Once the orphaned metadata is removed and the APEXlang is imported, it's gone forever. Lots of updates have been made to the Builder to prevent this from happening in more modern releases; source of most issues will be from older apps.

[Scott Spendolini🍊 @sspendol]

@dgielis outlines a possible scenario that you may encounter - especially with older applications.

The good news is that it's relatively simple to mitigate, and once you do, you won't need to ever again since APEXlang is much more strict about orphaned or older metadata.

[Dimitri Gielis @dgielis]

Upgrading an APEX 24.1 app to APEX 26.1; steps and what to do when meta-data fails for APEXlang.

https://t.co/VCiGAFk6fa

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[Scott Spendolini🍊 @sspendol]

Not even two weeks later, we’re dropping the first APEXlang Skills update!

Run 'skills sync' from SQLcl, or 'git pull' if you cloned the repo.

Includes reported issue fixes plus syntax and filename cleanup.

Details here:

https://t.co/c4eiaPQvmA

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[Oracle APEX @OracleAPEX]

New in APEX 26.1 Part2: APEXlang makes it easier to export, edit, validate, generate, and import Oracle APEX applications using APEX Builder, SQL Developer for VS Code, and SQLcl.

Build with a more source-driven, developer-friendly workflow.

Check it out on https://t.co/lOrOhvOfXJ

#orclAPEX #LowCode

[Scott Spendolini🍊 @sspendol]

Another series of blogs about APEXlang that you'll want to keep your eye on:

https://t.co/8gd0HZF2BM

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[Scott Spendolini🍊 @sspendol]

Some great feedback about APEXlang & APEX 26.1 from the folks at @jmjcloud:

"APEX is still a remarkably fast way to ship data-rich enterprise applications; APEXlang finally makes those applications behave like real source code..."

https://t.co/LptsJdj0de

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[Scott Spendolini🍊 @sspendol]

@phartenfeller @JuergenSchuster @orclapexworld If you have your table + view definitions in your local repo - or you generate a file that contains them all (SQL Workshop > Describe tables) and put them in your repo, the LLM doesn't even need to connect to the DB, saving time + tokens.

[Scott Spendolini🍊 @sspendol]

@JuergenSchuster Thanks for the kind words!

MCP is used to safely connect an AI to a schema, giving the developer more control over what the AI can do. Not required but strongly recommended.

[Oracle APEX @OracleAPEX]

The public Oracle APEX GitHub repository now includes APEXlang exports for sample, starter, and utility apps.

📥 Download them directly from the public apps page https://t.co/pLpVwigLyw

#orclAPEX #LowCode

[Scott Spendolini🍊 @sspendol]

@KAalderks I am safe and sound inside a plane now going much faster than that. :)

[Scott Spendolini🍊 @sspendol]

Driving on the Autobahn in excess of 100mph in a German vehicle: check

[Scott Spendolini🍊 @sspendol]

@KAalderks Hit 175km/h today for a new record; would have pushed it more, but it was raining.

[Scott Spendolini🍊 @sspendol]

@thatjeffsmith @DOAGeV It had it's ups and downs...

[Scott Spendolini🍊 @sspendol]

Danke schön @DOAGeV for having me at APEX Connect this year!

Excited to see what your members do with APEXlang now that they have the knowledge to get started.

We will be posting a lot more about it in the coming weeks!

#orclapex

[Scott Spendolini🍊 @sspendol]

Oh look!

It’s Planey McPlane Face!

@vueling

[DOAG e.V. @DOAGeV]

#apexconn26 | Full House bei Scott Spendolini und APEXlang – und viele lachende Gesichter 🤩

Scott rocks 💪🏻 „AI is good for dogs 🐶 Since AI mine has never been in such a good shape. Because I have time for walks.”

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[Connor on SQL and Database @connor_mc_d]

Feeling a little out of control when it comes to AI? #orclapex

[Connor on SQL and Database @connor_mc_d]

The #orclapex community continues to grow #apexconnect26

[Connor on SQL and Database @connor_mc_d]

APEX 26 in 2026 kicks off with Carsten Czarski #orclapex