Almost 20 years ago to the date, I submitted my resignation to Oracle to go start my own company. It was a difficult decision to make, as APEX - or HTML DB as it was called then - was just starting to gain traction. However, I was presented with an o...
One of the more difficult parts of the software development lifecycle is deployment. While it seems simple on the surface - just write some scripts and run them - it gets pretty complicated pretty quickly as the level of sophistication of your system...
Another AI-centric tool that has raised a lot of interest is Claude Desktop. Like Cline, Claude Desktop uses the same reasoning engine at the core - Claude Code - to assist with development tasks. While they share the same engine, there are use cases...
When I first heard the term MCP used in the context of AI, I was immediately taken back to the 80s when the movie Tron was released. For those who have not seen it, Tron is a futuristic movie about a curious user who is literally sucked into a comput...
Recently, I’ve been asked several times: when will APEX-SERT have AI embedded in it? It’s a valid question, considering the unprecedented proliferation of AI across nearly every product. Heck, even my mouse has an AI button now, so why not put it int...
Photo by ANTIPOLYGON YOUTUBE on Unsplash As I reboot this blog, I'd like to create working examples of what I discuss. That's how I learn best - by doing. I'd also like this site to have the same domain name as my new blog, allowing for a more seamle...
