What was it like to learn PL/SQL? about plsql HOT 5 CLOSED

While I acknowledge that PL/SQL is Oracle's language, it is also true that PL/SQL contributed to a language standard known as SQL/PSM, which could briefly be summarized as "PL/SQL with the serial numbers filed off", which is embedded in MySQL, I believe, and Postgres implements a close variant of PL/SQL called PL/pgSQL. It doesn't seem overly audacious to suggest considering those as alternatives, because unless Oracle wants to directly sponsor and make things easier for you, it's not surprising that the current signup friction is a bit much when I could be playing around in my own little sandbox with a local Postgres instance instead. I already have one of those installed.

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I opened the track, found it to be Oracle specific and then left the track, since I was hoping for something more flexible.

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@amadensor Thanks. As an FYI (for your googling needs) PL/SQL is Oracle's SQL programming language. I'd also love a normal SQL track, although I'm not sure if it's Turing complete and therefore would be admissible. Someone with more knowledge could guide us!

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We're closing this issue as it was part of our research for the v3 version of Exercism which has just been released.

Thanks everyone for chipping in! It has been greatly appreciated.

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