I've published ten books on the Oracle PL/SQL language in eleven years (hey, and one on MySQL with my friend, Guy Harrison). I'd say that counts as an obsession. And you, dear visitor, can benefit from that obsession here in Toad World, where I have collected together lots of great resources on PL/SQL. Plus, you might even get some answers to burning questions that have troubled readers of my books for years, such as: "How do you pronounce your last name?" Oh, all right. The answer is (drum roll, please): FOYER-STEEN. And "How can I get in touch with Steven?" Just send me an email! And now on to more important matters:
Knowledge Resources:
- Best Practice Video Series - View Steven's video series on Practical Best PL/SQL. It will open your eyes to ways of writing (and testing) PL/SQL programs that will result in code you can be proud of, and code that will make your company more successful.
- Trainings, Seminars and Presentations - download any and all of my materials, and use them to increase your expertise in the PL/SQL language.
- Quick and Useful Tips - a.k.a, Qusefuls. You will find in this section tips and related code that I hope you will useful and that you can apply quickly to your own application development.
- Puzzles and Quizzes - test your PL/SQL knowledge with puzzles I have been publishing in the Toad World newsletter and other venues over the years
- Oracle PL/SQL Best Practices 2nd Edition Website and Downloads - looking for the resources related to my newly released (November 2007) best practices book? Then click on that link!
- Press Coverage - follow Steven's press coverage each month. Keep abreast of new articles, interviews, and podcasts.
Blogs:
- My Toad World Blog - my main blog for publishing thoughts on the Oracle PL/SQL language and how we at Quest make it easy for you to get PL/SQL done.
- My Personal Blog - my miscellaneous commentary and rants on PL/SQL and the rest of the world.
Software and other Projects:
- Quest Code Tester for Oracle - automated testing of PL/SQL programs! I have been working on this product for the last two years (seems like my whole life), and it will do truly amazing things for the quality of your software.
- My Pet Projects and Contributions - links to utilities and websites that consume my time and interest.
- I love PL/SQL and - if you're like me, you get lots of satisfaction from using PL/SQL, but you also have lots of ideas on how to improve the language. "I Love PL/SQL And" makes it easy for you to communicate your priorities directly to the PL/SQL Product Manager!
A bit more about me
Steven Feuerstein is considered one of the world's leading experts on the Oracle PL/SQL language, having written ten books on PL/SQL (all published by O'Reilly Media), including Oracle PL/SQL Programming. Steven has been developing software since 1980, spent five years with Oracle (1987-1992) and has served as PL/SQL Evangelist for Quest Software since January 2001. He is also an Oracle ACE Director. He writes regularly for Oracle Magazine, which named him the PL/SQL Developer of the Year in both 2002 and 2006. Steven lives in Chicago with his wife, Veva. Neither of his two sons, Chris and Eli, are software developers. Explore the non-PL/SQL side of his life (what little of that there is) at www.StevenFeuerstein.com.