LewisC’s An Expert’s Guide To Oracle Technology

Ok, I know you you’ve heard of them. Heck, in some cases, you’ve been beaten over the head with them. So why   aren’t you using them?

I’ve heard some people saying that it’s easier to code without bind variables. Really? Concatenating strings,   potentially with embedded quotes and/or varying formats, is easier than using bind variables?

I got an email the other day from a reader who asked to remain anonymous. He said that he read that he should use   bind variables and understood why but wasn’t sure he understood the concept of actually implementing code with   bind variables.