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Course Outline

1. Introduction and New Features in Oracle Database 23ai

  • Overview of the release, its market positioning, and the developer-centric roadmap.
  • High-level exploration of AI Vector Search, JSON and relational duality, and async drivers.
  • Understanding how 23ai transforms typical developer workflows and application patterns.

2. Hands-on Environment Setup and Tools (Lab)

  • Installing and configuring Oracle Database 23ai Free for laboratory exercises.
  • Setting up JDK, IDE, and client drivers (including JDBC and R2DBC where applicable).
  • Establishing the first connection, executing simple queries, and creating a sample project scaffold.

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

  • Utilizing the enhanced JSON data type and JSON collections within application code.
  • Exploring duality patterns to determine when to use relational versus JSON approaches.
  • Practical 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, including vector data types and indexes.
  • Building a semantic-search example: generating embeddings, storing data, and performing similarity queries.
  • Integrating Vector Search with application code and libraries (concepts covered for LangChain/LlamaIndex).

5. Asynchronous Programming, Pipelining, and Performance Patterns

  • Understanding driver-level pipelining and async request patterns for JDBC, R2DBC, and other drivers.
  • Client-side patterns, such as reactive streams and Java virtual threads, and their impact on the server.
  • Practical lab: implementing pipelined calls and measuring throughput improvements.

6. SQL and 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).
  • Overview of SQL Firewall and its role in enhancing the runtime security of executed SQL.
  • Hands-on activity: migrating a small procedure to use 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 leverage 23ai features to test environments.
  • Checklist for performance tuning, compatibility considerations, and next steps for production readiness.

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • Understanding of SQL and relational database concepts.
  • Experience in application development using Java or similar programming languages.
  • Familiarity with basic PL/SQL or server-side scripting concepts.

Audience

  • Application developers working with Java, Quarkus, or similar technologies.
  • Database developers and PL/SQL engineers.
  • DevOps engineers responsible for developer tooling and CI/CD environments.
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