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PL/SQL was developed to improve performance when interacting with Oracle databases. It allows sending blocks of code to the database rather than individual SQL statements, reducing communication overhead. PL/SQL variables and functions are executed directly in the database's memory space. Integration with Oracle tools also allows PL/SQL to trigger automatically based on database events. While more limited than languages like Java and C, PL/SQL is optimized for database access and integration, making it highly efficient for managing and interacting with Oracle data.

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Release Date: August, 2016 Updates

PL/SQL was developed to improve performance when interacting with Oracle databases. It allows sending blocks of code to the database rather than individual SQL statements, reducing communication overhead. PL/SQL variables and functions are executed directly in the database's memory space. Integration with Oracle tools also allows PL/SQL to trigger automatically based on database events. While more limited than languages like Java and C, PL/SQL is optimized for database access and integration, making it highly efficient for managing and interacting with Oracle data.

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All of these benefits have a major impact on why PL/SQL was developed and how it is used.

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Integration is a fantastic process. You can get your data to accomplish all types of tasks that are needed for
businesses.

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Good programming practice uses modular programs to break program control into sections that may be
easier to understand and maintain.

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Sending blocks of code to the database, instead of separate lines of SQL code, makes the program process
faster.

The following features also result in improved performance:


PL/SQL variables store data in the same internal binary format as the database does, so no data conversion
is needed.
PL/SQL is executed in the same memory space as the Oracle server and therefore there is no
communications overhead between the two programs.
PL/SQL functions can be called directly from SQL.
A special kind of PL/SQL procedure, called a trigger, can execute automatically whenever something
important happens in the database.

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Oracle has tools for various tasks and PL/SQL is integrated into these tools.

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PL/SQL requires an Oracle database or tool. You cannot create a PL/SQL program that runs all by itself. C
and Java programs do not require an Oracle database to run or compile. You can develop standalone
programs using Java and C.
PL/SQL has included some object-oriented features such as abstract data types, multi-level collections,
encapsulation, function overloading, and inheritance. Java is an object-oriented programming language and
C is not.
PL/SQL is tightly integrated with an Oracle database and is therefore highly efficient when accessing data.
Java and C are less efficient because they are not as integrated with the database.
PL/SQL is compatible with Oracle databases on different operating systems. Java also is highly portable.
Different C compilers and libraries are not 100% compatible on different operating systems.
PL/SQL is relatively easy to learn in relation to Java and C.

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Blocks – The basic unit of PL/SQL programs; also known as modules.
Portability – The ability for PL/SQL programs to run anywhere an Oracle server runs.
Exceptions – An error that occurs in the database or in a user’s program during runtime.

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