Chapter 2. PL/SQL Internals
How does this work?! This is our number one question whenever we use any complex tool. Although each of the other chapters in this book answers this question for the features being covered, none answers the question for PL/SQL as a whole. That's the purpose of this chapter.
In this chapter, we discuss PL/SQL architecture, including
Database architecture review
The PL/SQL compiler, including a discussion of Diana
Interpreted vs. native compilation
A Database Architecture Primer
There's no way to fully understand PL/SQL architecture without a basic awareness of the database architecture and its role in processing user requests. In this section, we review the database components used with PL/SQL, including the instance, database ...
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