Chapter 12. Using and Tuning PL/SQL
PL/SQL is a procedural programming language tightly integrated with the Oracle RDBMS, which allows programs to be stored and executed in the database as stored procedures, functions, and triggers. Anonymous PL/SQL blocks—which are not stored in the database—might also be directly submitted by an application.
PL/SQL offers a rich and productive environment in which to implement database-centric application logic. Also, PL/SQL can often enhance the performance of problematic queries and can offer significant performance improvements for complex DML.
PL/SQL programs are highly tunable. In addition to the code optimization strategies applicable to all procedural languages, PL/SQL has a number of features specifically ...
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