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And here's the APEX Starter Pack: go.bsky.app/6kaBDaf Please let me know who else should be added and apologizes if I left you out of the initial group.

Up early and getting ready for another packed day at AI World. Overall energy is much higher this year and all of the APEX sessions have been 100% full so far. If you missed Juan's session yesterday, watch it here: youtu.be/v9Y3Lw_I9o4 #orclapex

Happy Monday from Las Vegas and Oracle AI World! Register to see some keynote & product sessions for free. Details here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #orclapex

If you have 15 minutes, give this video from It's About Data a watch. In it, Michael Hichwa shares his views on the future of low-code in the AI era and extolls the benefits of a managed runtime (also known as Oracle APEX). www.youtube.com/watch?v=Trng... #orclapex

A small but mighty new feature of Oracle APEX 26.2 is the ability to import a single file when using APEXlang. See it in action here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANdj... #orclapex

The Spec is the... Hypothesis? Read why: spendolini.blog/the-spec-is-... #orclapex

New #orclapex skills released. Mostly small changes & enhancements to the recently added template components. Release notes here: html-preview.github.io?url=https://... Simply issue "skills sync" from sqlcl to refresh.

Join us at the OpenAI & Oracle hackathon at Oracle AI World on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. PT Details here: lnkd.in/p/g6Fkc5Ds #orclapex

Before you head off for the long weekend (US folks), do a quick refresh of your APEXlang skills, as new ones just dropped! Full details here: html-preview.github.io?url=https://... #orclapex #ai

In case you missed it, Oracle APEX 26.1 is now available on AWS RDS: aws.amazon.com/about-aws/wh... #orclapex

Two new #orclapex blog posts just dropped that you can't afford to miss: 1) Mike Hichwa's take on APEX, APEXlang & generative development 2) A list of analyst quotes regarding the same topic Get the details here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

New APEX Skills today! Mostly backend changes, enhancements and bug fixes. Release notes: html-preview.github.io?url=https://... To get them, run SQLcl: SQL> skills sync -skill-name apex #orclapex

APEXlang Tip for Git Newbies #orclapex www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

It's here! APEX 26.1 should be available in all regions on ADB. You have 45 days before this upgrade is automatically applied. You can defer another 45 days, but after 90 days, it will be applied regardless. Make a plan to test your upgraded applications ASAP #orclapex

❓Who wants more #orclapex skills? 🙋‍♂️ Of course you do! ‼️ New ones just dropped. 🛒 To get them, run SQLcl and enter: skills sync 📖 Release notes here => html-preview.github.io?url=https://... 📆 Next release will focus on token optimization. 📻 Stay tuned!

APEX & ORDS: Old Friends, New Rules Get the details here: www.linkedin.com/posts/spendo... #orclapex

Thanks to @odtug.bsky.social for an amazing event at an awesome venue last night at #kscope26! And so long to all of my friends here - new and old - as I need to head over to DEN and head home after a whirlwind two weeks on the road. See y'all in Nashville!

And one more: Check out my thoughts on what the most valuable part of any technical conference is: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... Hint: it's the people

Also, #orclapex Patch Set Bundle for Oracle APEX 26.1 (39179920) is available for download today: www.oracle.com/tools/downlo...

Day 1 of #kscope26 and the APEX Symposium is in the books. Thanks for all who attended! Sessions start today - check out all of the great #orclapex content being presented this week! Stop by the @oracle booth to chat with the Oracle APEX team and pick up some cool DB swag.

Pushed another release of our APEX Skills yesterday. Have a look at what's new here: html-preview.github.io?url=https://... We'll be adding more and more to our "Spec-to-App" flow over the coming weeks, so keep an eye on that section and as always, feedback is welcome! #orclapex

Heading to #ascend26 next week? Be sure to stop by the Oracle booth and say hello and attend my sessions: Tuesday @ 10:00 AM Extending SaaS Applications with Oracle APEX Wed @ 11:30 AM APEXlang Deep Dive www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #orclapex

Not even two weeks later, we’re dropping the first APEXlang Skills update! Run 'skills sync' from SQLcl, or 'git pull' if you cloned the repo. Includes reported issue fixes plus syntax and filename cleanup. Details here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... More improvements coming! #orclapex

@stevemuench.bsky.social has been hard at work over the last few months writing an excellent paper on what APEXlang is, how it works, and how to use it. You owe it to yourself to read this if you're going to kick the tires of APEXlang diveintoapex.com/2026/05/14/o... #orclapex

Some of my thoughts on the significance of the release of APEX 26.1 today. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #orclapex #letswreckthistogether

We plan on releasing & maintaining a set of Skills that work with any popular AI agent & APEXlang. How do I get them? 1. Download SQLcl 26.1.2 (soon) 2. Enter: skills sync Now you're ready to start building APEX applications with APEXlang in any popular AI agent! #orclapex

Before you call it a week, have a quick look at this little preview video of what APEXlang can do. Using the new Codex for Mac app, just point, click and type what you want. APEXlang does the rest. Video playback is in realtime. More soon! #orclapex www.linkedin.com/posts/spendo...

Didn't get a chance to attend APEX Alpe Adria? Want to learn more about APEXlang before it's released with APEX 26.1? Not sure who, what or where Alpe Adira is? Fear not! All of Oracle's session can be downloaded from here: blogs.oracle.com/apex/apex-al... #orclapex #aaapeks2026

Have a look at the tools that @dgielis.com builds #orclapex applications with. Happy to see that it's almost identical to my own set of tools with one small exception: I actually have the APEXlang skills 😏 dgielis.com/setting-up-y...

New Blog: Surfacing Invisible Business Rules with SQL Assertions & AI spendolini.blog/surfacing-in... #orclapex

I’ll be presenting two sessions at Ascend 2026 in Orlando, Florida this June: - APEXlang Deep Dive - Extending SaaS Applications with Oracle AI APEX Details here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #orclapex #oatug #ascend26

Excited to return to Denver again this summer to present two sessions at #KScope26: - APEXlang Deep Dive: Come Vibe with Us - Extending SaaS Applications with Oracle AI APEX Hope to see you in Denver in June! #orclapex

More great advice about why to use views in #orclapex from @jon.cloudnueva.com Bonus: a peek at the power of SQL macros at the end. blog.cloudnueva.com/importance-o...

New release of APEX-SERT includes optional AI functionality used to evaluate the quality of exceptions, as well as performance boosts. Go get it here: github.com/oracle-sampl... #orclapex

Second Time Around Some news about my new role @ Oracle spendolini.blog/second-time-... #orclapex

Using SQLcl Projects Learn how you can get started with SQLcl Projects to help automate and mange your application development lifecycle. spendolini.blog/using-sqlcl-... #orclapex

Using Claude Desktop to Create Dashboards for APEX #orclapex spendolini.blog/using-claude...

Exploring MCP Server for Oracle Database & APEX #orclapex spendolini.blog/exploring-mc...

Adding AI to APEX-SERT spendolini.blog/adding-ai-to... #orclapex

Just deleted 250GB - yes GB - of log files. All generated by my mouse. What a time to be alive!

Big if true!!! Someone leaked a list of EVERY password that has between 4 and 32 characters! solst-ice.github.io/every-passwo...

Another KScope is in the bag! Thanks to @odtug.bsky.social for another spectacular show and an event to remember! Looking forward to going back to Denver in ‘26. #Kscope25

Conferences… #kscope25

Made it! #kscope25

About to make the long trek up to Dallas for #kscope25! And yea, I’m already delayed…

My demo VM now has SEVENTY ONE features of 23ai... all demo-able from the command line. The task now is to fit them into a 45min time slot ... It's gonna be fun...it's gonna be hectic. 😯

I must be getting older, as both of my #Kscope25 presentations are largely done way before the deadline. Best news is that I'll get to rehearse my containers talk in front of @btspendo.bsky.social tonight in person! He'll be thrilled!

Don't forget - CloudWorld CFP ends soon! reg.rf.oracle.com/flow/oracle/...