APEX AI Agents: Convenience vs. Control
APEX AI Agents are compelling. They let you build agents using the tools you already know, without installing a separate agent framework. But convenience comes with trade-offs. Why APEX AI Agents Reu
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Does Software Architecture Need a Rethink Because of AI?
I recently watched an episode of John Collison’s Cheeky Pint podcast with Sam Altman. One topic that caught my attention was what the “global software upgrade” might look like. This discussion starts
You Don’t Need to Know Anything Anymore
I recently used Codex to build an MCP server for Genie, an Oracle APEX application I use to manage projects and tasks. It lets me work with Genie through clients such as Codex and Claude. I can ask Co
APEX AI Interactive Reports Just Got More Interesting
APEX 26.2 introduces AI-generated computed columns in Interactive Reports. For me, the value is what happens after the calculation. Users can create the measure they need, then use the report’s summar
Save an APEX Interactive Grid Before Opening a Modal #JoelKallmanDay
Introduction I have had to use this technique a few times in the past couple of months, so I thought I would share it. I also haven't written a post about just APEX in a while! Sometimes you want user
AI Has Cracked the Final Frontier: Label Printing
I am working on a project to extend Oracle EBS Discrete Manufacturing. This week, I was asked to develop a report to print labels using APEX Office Print. I am in San Diego, and the label stock and pr
Two Days of APEX Changes in Four Hours
This week I made a change to an APEX app that manages evaluation products. The requirement was to allow evaluation products to be entered in one country and manufactured in another country. In the end
Who is accountable for your APEX AI Agent?
I recently read a LinkedIn post from an old friend that got me thinking about AI and accountability. More specifically, who is accountable for what your APEX AI agents do? TL;DR: As an APEX developer,
What Is Jev, and Can APEX Developers Benefit?
Plamen Mushkov mentioned Jev to me in a LinkedIn post on Friday. Of course I signed up for an API key to see whether it could help APEX developers. Jev is a System One AI model from TypeSafe. You send
