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Oracle APEX Cookbook [Second Edition] - Book Review

Recently the second edition of the APEX Cookbook has seen the light. As I haven’t read the first edition - I know, shame on me - I can’t exactly point out what the differences are, but that doesn’t really matter anyway. I guess no one will buy both versions anyway… The book follows a different approach than most of the tech books I read (and wrote): Every issue is attacked with a recipe, existing of these steps: 1. Getting ready : Buy the groceries, get the pots and pans; or in APEX terms, do the necessary preparation like create a page or download a JavaScript file. 2. How to do it … : A step-by-step walk through to create the solution. 3. How it works … : A, usually short, explanation of the new or remarkable things you’ve just done when following the steps in the previous paragraph. So if you don’t like this approach, you can skip te book - and the rest of the review as well. In my opinion, it might work when you’re looking to solve a specific problem - like including Googl