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 Duration 14 hours

Course Outline

1. Introduction and What’s New in Oracle Database 23ai

  • Overview of the release, its positioning, and the developer-centric roadmap.
  • A high-level tour of AI Vector Search, JSON/relational duality, and asynchronous drivers.
  • How 23ai transforms standard developer workflows and application patterns.

2. Getting Hands-on: Environment and Tools (Lab)

  • Installing and utilizing Oracle Database 23ai Free for laboratory exercises.
  • Configuring the JDK, IDE, and client drivers (JDBC, R2DBC where applicable).
  • Establishing the first connection, executing simple queries, and scaffolding a sample project.

3. JSON Relational Duality and New Data Types (Lab)

  • Incorporating the improved JSON data type and JSON collections into application code.
  • Duality patterns: determining when to adopt relational versus JSON approaches.
  • Examples: Storing, querying, and updating JSON objects from Java/Quarkus applications.

4. AI Vector Search and Developer Use Cases (Lab)

  • Introduction to AI Vector Search, vector data types, and vector indexes.
  • Constructing a basic semantic-search example: generating, storing, and querying embeddings for similarity.
  • Integrating Vector Search with application code and libraries (conceptual discussion of LangChain/LlamaIndex examples).

5. Asynchronous Programming, Pipelining, and Performance Patterns

  • Understanding driver-level pipelining and asynchronous request patterns for JDBC, R2DBC, and other drivers.
  • Client-side patterns (reactive streams, Java virtual threads) and their impact on the server.
  • Practical lab: Implementing pipelined calls and measuring throughput enhancements.

6. SQL, PL/SQL Enhancements, and Security Controls

  • New SQL/PLSQL language features relevant to developers (e.g., schema annotations, direct joins in updates, new Boolean type).
  • An overview of the SQL Firewall and its role in enhancing the runtime security of executed SQL.
  • Hands-on exercise: Migrating a small procedure to utilize new language features and testing SQL Firewall behavior in a controlled lab.

7. Testing, Debugging, and Deployment Best Practices (Lab)

  • Unit testing database logic, generating representative test data, and evaluating behavior with new features.
  • Packaging and deploying developer applications that utilize 23ai features to test environments.
  • Checklist: Performance tuning, compatibility considerations, and steps toward production readiness.

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • A solid grasp of SQL and relational database concepts
  • Experience in application development using Java or similar languages
  • Familiarity with basic PL/SQL or server-side scripting principles

Target Audience

  • Application developers (Java, Quarkus, or similar technologies)
  • Database developers and PL/SQL engineers
  • DevOps engineers managing developer tooling and CI environments

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