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Audience

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Preface
This guide explains basic concepts behind application development with Oracle
Database. It provides instructions for using the basic features of Oracle Database
through the Structured Query Language (SQL), and Oracle Corporation's proprietary
server-based procedural extension to the SQL database language, Procedural
Language/Structured Query Language (PL/SQL).
Audience
This guide is intended for anyone who is interested in learning about Oracle Database
application development, and is primarily an introduction to application development
for developers who are new to Oracle.
Before using this guide, you should have a general understanding of relational
database concepts and an understanding of the operating system environment that
you will use to develop applications with Oracle Database.
As you become comfortable with technologies described in this guide, Oracle
recommends that you consult other Oracle Database development guides, in
particular the Oracle Database 2 Day + Application Express Developer's Guide, Oracle
Database 2 Day + Java Developer's Guide
, Oracle Database 2 Day + .NET Developer's Guide,
and Oracle Database 2 Day + PHP Developer's Guide.
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