Learn the skills and tools you need to become an Oracle developer, such as SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle SQL Developer, Oracle APEX, and more. Build projects and join the community.

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 Oracle SQL Developer tool can connect to databases other than Oracle, including MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server and DB2. The SQL development environment helps the programmer perform basic ...