Why this decision matters
Database technology isn't standing still. Convergence (one engine for both transactions and analytics), low-code platforms, mobile-first deployment, and AI-augmented development are reshaping what "knowing databases" means. This week is a tour — not mastery — so you walk out aware of what's coming and which threads are worth pulling on.
Materials
Overview & framing
- HTAP — Hybrid Transactional/Analytical Processing. One database, both workloads.
- Oracle APEX — Build a full database app with very little code. Used in Fortune 500.
- PWA — Progressive Web Apps. Browser-based, install-like-an-app, offline-capable.
- Mobile deployment — Google Play Store path for database-driven apps.
- AI-assisted DB development — coding partners that draft schemas, queries, and migrations.
HTAP — converging transactional & analytical
Oracle APEX (low-code)
Reference link captured from the in-class Oracle APEX exploration session.
- apex.oracle.comThe platform we use throughout the course.
PWAs & mobile deployment
- Google Play Store + PWA — Getting StartedFrom web app to installable mobile app via PWA, plus the Play Store path.
- Mobile App — Decision GuidePWA vs. native vs. hybrid — when to pick which.
- HealthOne — Play Store Deployment Guide
AI-assisted database development
Reference materials for using AI as a database design and SQL partner. Cross-listed with topics 3 and 6.