Life-Changing Research Efforts

For you this week:

We detail a new program that gives researchers the technology they need to solve some of the world's pressing problems, and we bring you the latest thinking on challenges in the age of quantum computing. For developers, we look at new reasons to use an autonomous database and new tools that foster a test-driven approach. Then, we follow a developer as her career swerves in unexpected directions.

— Jeff Erickson, Oracle

A research team is combining artificial intelligence and computer vision technology to help treat diabetics. Another is analyzing rocks’ capacity to absorb carbon dioxide and thereby reduce global warming. A third team created a platform for designing new vaccines. They’re all part of a program, called Oracle for Research, to help researchers take on some of the world’s most pressing problems.

Protecting Data in the Quantum Computing Era

Computers based on quantum physics are poised to open vistas in medicine, manufacturing, and finance, but there are also dangers to start preparing for now, says Dustin Moody, who leads the Post-Quantum Cryptography program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

APEX 19.2 Now Part of Autonomous Database

Oracle Autonomous Database now includes Oracle Application Express (APEX) 19.2, which comes with new features designed to increase developer productivity, simplify collaboration, and make it easier to manage large datasets. What else?

From Software Developer to Horse Massage Therapist to App Entrepreneur

Former developer Gemma Wood was enjoying her new career as a horse massage therapist, but she was frustrated by the paper-based work environment. So she and her partner used Oracle Application Express (APEX) to create a commercial app that more than 400 practitioners from 15 countries now use.

Tech Dive: New Features in Oracle Visual Builder

One new feature, Action Chains Test Automation, helps you follow a test-driven development approach that can help detect coding issues sooner, so it’s easier to produce a fix. What are the other new features?

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