Oracle SQL Developer Released

Zeno Group for Oracle writes to tell us that Oracle just announced the availability of their new, free, database development tool, 'Oracle SQL Developer.' From the article: "Designed for Oracle Database developers, Oracle SQL Developer simplifies development cycles and reduces the need to buy third-party tools for developing and debugging SQL and PL/SQL code. [...] Oracle SQL Developer offers a robust set of features to assist database developers perform tasks such as object browsing and creation, running SQL statements and SQL scripts, editing and debugging PL/SQL code, and viewing and updating data. It provides an extensive set of pre-built reports and also allows developers to build custom reports related to their development projects."

Comments

Re:Toad Killer

[thedletterman]

It's interesting to hear this thing is actually a TOAD killer. I wouldn't have imagined. I also can't imagine Oracle releasing a product that didn't have a uber-bloated $40,000 licensing price tag on it... so I guess this is a new shift. I wonder how long it will remain free.

Re:Toad Killer

[M1FCJ]

Well, would't it benefit Oracle's sales figures if Oracle managed to shift a couple of more overpriced CPU licences out just because more programmers and DBAs work with Oracle in an easier way? I would have thought a couple of $millions earned from the licencing would cover the marketing costs.

Oracle hands out lots of free utilities with their apps, they are just included with the package.

What annoys me is the lack availability of a cross-platform, cross-database system. TORA has a SQLServer plugin. DbVisualiser is Java and works with all JDBC compliant databases but is not really a RDBMS tool and it is commercial as well.

Re:Toad Killer

[killjoe]

Oracle price list from www.oracle.com.

1) $0.00: Oracle 10g express edition. Limited to 4G databases, will only use 1G ram, only uses one processor.
2) $5,000 pre processor: Oracle standard edition one. Up to two processors.
3) $15,000 per processor: Oracle standard edition. Up to four processors.
4) $40,000 per processor: Oracle enterprise edition. No limits.

These prices are just below what MS charges for SQL server of similar capabilites except for enterprise edition which has features SQL server does not have.

The prices are also a little less then what IBM is charging for DB/2.

why would anybody pay these prices? Well if you have to ask....

I know there is going to a ton of OMG oracle costs 40,000 posts here so I wanted to put the actual prices before the FUDsters got any further.

When the open source databases get replication and clustering capabilities of oracle I expect the prices to drop even more. Right now there is no reliable, asyncronous, multi master, shared nothing, merge replication over unreliable links in the open source world. Maybe slony2 will pull it off.

Has anybody messed with replication on ingres? How is that?

Re:Toad Killer

[fimbulvetr]

I only have one thing to say to you, and that is Thanks. I've been using it. I love it.

I just want you to know that I'd rather saw my hands off with a wooden comb and use the bloody stumps to control tora than ever consider using this shitpile of bloated, oracle developed Java. If any of you have ever used Oracle's Java apps, I'm sure you won't find this much different. I can use tora freely, no bullshit java breakage, no insanely slow X windows forwarding, no god awful shitbox ugly interface, and most importantly:

Oracle builds this pile of crap so they can show their potentential customers "Look, we have a gui too!", whereas people like the tora developers build it so they can use it.