Expert Oracle Application Express, Second Edition

Foreword

Over four years ago I had the idea for the first edition of this book, and the reason for the book was a deeply personal one: the Oracle APEX development team had sadly lost two members of the team, Carl Backstrom and Scott Spadafore. I knew both Carl and Scott and had met them a number of times at Oracle conferences over the years and corresponded with them frequently.

I was struck that both of these individuals had helped me over the years, and I wondered what I could do to help their families in some small way in return. I came up with the idea of writing a technical APEX book and donating all author royalties to their respective families.

To ensure the book was published and didn’t just remain in my head as a “good idea,” I came ...