First-Edition Foreword

When I wrote my first book, Pro Oracle Application Express, in 2008 (with Scott Spendolini contributing a chapter on themes and templates), I found it an extremely rewarding experience. However, like a lot of first-time authors, I found it tough to fit writing into my regular day job and other commitments. Pro Oracle Application Express ended up taking a lot longer than originally anticipated and ran to almost twice as many pages as originally planned, mainly because of my passion for the subject matter—I kept wanting to give more and more information.

I was extremely happy to see that when Pro Oracle Application Express was released, it was a big success, at times ranking in the top 1,000 of all books sold on Amazon, which ...

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