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Jon Dixon

@jon.cloudnueva.com

♠️ Oracle ACE Pro. APEX, ORDS, DB, OCI. Writing at http://blog.cloudnueva.com #orclAPEX

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United Codes, Live! - Improving PL/SQL code quality with dbLinter YouTube video by United Codes

If you missed our last UC Live about dbLinter you can re-watch it here: youtube.com/live/2lHU53H... #orclAPEX #dbLinter

05.03.2026 12:33 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

I wrote a short post on adding an AI agent to an existing Oracle APEX application.
blog.cloudnueva.com/adding-ai-ag...
#orclAPEX #AI #AIAgents

05.03.2026 13:26 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

I'm starting to think that the FIFA Peace Prize is not what it used to be.

28.02.2026 22:20 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Upgrading your database ? APEX devs should check this!
Upgrading your database ? APEX devs should check this! YouTube video by SQL and Database explained!

If you're upgrading to Oracle AI Database 26ai, there are some important implications for your APEX apps
youtu.be/n0oiE5nZK5s

26.02.2026 00:15 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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I am looking forward to speaking about AI Function Calling in APEX at APEX World 2026 in Ede next month. I am ready, are you? #APEXWorld2026

24.02.2026 16:58 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Something went wrong on Hashnode, and the original was deleted. Here is the new link: blog.cloudnueva.com/avoiding-the...

16.02.2026 00:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The spec had goals, features, guidance on approach, reusable objects, and some behavioral guides also.

15.02.2026 18:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Built an APEX “2nd brain” (APEX + PL/SQL + LLM + automations). It worked… until I kept asking Codex for “one more feature” and fell into the vibe-coding 🐇 🕳️

➡️ The Fix: stop, write a spec, rebuild with constraints.

#orclAPEX #AI

blog.cloudnueva.com/avoiding-the...

15.02.2026 16:35 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 1

Oracle APEX Social Sign-In logout often needs a Post-Logout URL to a public page. Since the URL changes across DEV/TEST/PROD, and APEX doesn’t allow runtime substitutions there, it usually becomes a manual deployment step.
➡️ This post shows a workaround
#orclAPEX
blog.cloudnueva.com/dynamic-post...

12.02.2026 12:57 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Is anyone working with Codex and the SQLcl MCP Server and having issues with SQLcl restricted mode? If so, please take a look at my forum post to see if you know what I am doing wrong: forums.oracle.com/ords/apexds/...

11.02.2026 18:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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RentAHuman.ai - AI Agents Hire Humans for Physical Tasks The marketplace where AI agents rent humans. MCP integration, REST API, flexible payments. Book humans for real-world tasks your AI can't do.

It’s getting weird in here. This site lets AIs rent humans. rentahuman.ai

07.02.2026 04:14 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Just released v26.1 of UC AI. Major release:
- Multi-Agent Systems
- Prompt Profiles
- Responses API
- Anthropic Structured Output

Need to write a blog post with details.

#orclAPEX #oracle #plsql @united-codes.com #ucAI

04.02.2026 15:36 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

I've used AI for APEX and PL/SQL for a year, but this week something changed. ⚡ I generated 100s of lines of production-ready PL/SQL in one shot. It’s all about metadata, specs, and agent instructions. #orclAPEX #AI
blog.cloudnueva.com/an-ai-shift-...

31.01.2026 14:22 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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🥳 Looking forward to speaking about AI Function Calling in APEX at APEX World on March 26–27. Early bird tickets are available here until February 1: nloug.nl/events/apex-...

#orclapex #AW26 #apexworld2026 #nlOUG

26.01.2026 23:45 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Early Bird tickets for APEX World 2026 are available now!

APEX World 2026 offers a rich experience with workshops, keynotes, networking opportunities, and much more. Engage with experts and peers worldwide.

Visit nloug.nl/en/events/ap... to purchase your ticket.

#orclAPEX #AW26

20.01.2026 08:02 👍 3 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

United Codes is joining Anchr! 🎊

After many years of building with an incredible team, we've found a partner that values people over margins, preserves culture, and thinks long-term.

Our brand stays. Our DNA stays. Our passion stays. But we're now part of something bigger.

19.01.2026 13:44 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

way too many shows and movies leave obvious plot queues and reminders of what happened 10 minutes before. It’s painful to watch sometimes

18.01.2026 23:52 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Help Denmark Buy California – Because Why Not? Buy it from Trump, the bigliest crowdfunding ever

Love this, although I don't know why they picked on California! denmarkification.com

18.01.2026 13:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

How about SQLcl MCP for search in DB code?

15.01.2026 17:04 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Good point, they still have a way to go in terms of feature parity. I don’t think data modeler has moved over to the VS code version, just the ability to diagram a schema. I don’t use a data modeler tool so it was not a loss for me.

15.01.2026 05:47 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Probably :)

14.01.2026 17:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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It's that time; I haven't used you in three months. Goodbye, old friend. #sqldeveloper

14.01.2026 13:14 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 4 📌 0

➡️ APEX developers: if you have ever wondered why Open Door Credentials exist, or dismissed them as unsafe, I just published a post that explains when they actually make sense and when they absolutely do not. #orclAPEX
blog.cloudnueva.com/understandin...

08.01.2026 15:50 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Scripted migration from 23ai to 26ai for uc-local-apex-dev coming soon...

It will (mostly) automatically migrate all your schemas, APEX workspaces, apps, and ORDS modules.

#orclAPEX

06.01.2026 10:48 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

For business Apps, I’m ok with MVP as a strategy to get something out there to get feedback. As long as it is done with the understanding that it will be thrown away and rebuilt from scratch and not bolted onto to create a Frankenstein App.

24.12.2025 16:36 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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The APEX blogging community came through in 2025. Thank you to all of the APEX Bloggers out there. Let's smash it in 2026. #orclAPEX

🔗 apps.cloudnueva.com/apexblogs

23.12.2025 03:00 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Dynamic Excel Templates with APEX_DATA_EXPORT Generate dynamic Excel upload templates with APEX_DATA_EXPORT, including sample data and instructions.

➡️ Please read my latest post, where I show you how to generate Dynamic Excel Templates using APEX_DATA_EXPORT for users to update and import using APEX_DATA_PARSER.
➡️ #orclAPEX
blog.cloudnueva.com/dynamic-exce...

18.12.2025 13:24 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Ouch!

17.12.2025 04:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Good question, I don’t use it so I don’t really know. I just know that is what they pivoted to when they couldn’t monetize the blog side.

08.12.2025 16:50 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Great post. You have me thinking. I too am concerned about Hashnode. Luckily, it’s markdown, I have my own domain and posts are backed up to GitHub automatically. 🤞that they give me enough time to migrate if they do stop the service. They seem to be purely focused on their documentation product now.

08.12.2025 15:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0