Charles Weiss
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Charles Weiss is an American software designer and one of the first employees of Oracle Corporation
, having joined in 1982 when there were only 25 employees.
Chuck grew up with Oracle founder Larry Ellison
in Chicago and relocated with him to California during the summer following college.
Chuck attended the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
and received a BS
from Cornell University
, class of 1966, and a MS
from Stanford University. He was issued a trademark for the Oracle Easy SQL product, one of the first SQL Query Editing tools ever created, and one of Oracle's first tools. He is also credited with the invention of the DUAL table
in Oracle.
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems...
, having joined in 1982 when there were only 25 employees.
Chuck grew up with Oracle founder Larry Ellison
Larry Ellison
Lawrence Joseph "Larry" Ellison is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Oracle Corporation, one of the world's leading enterprise software companies. As of 2011, he is the third wealthiest American citizen, with an estimated worth of $33 billion.- Early life :Larry Ellison was born in the...
in Chicago and relocated with him to California during the summer following college.
Chuck attended the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools is a private, co-educational day school in Chicago, Illinois. It is affiliated with the University of Chicago...
and received a BS
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
from Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
, class of 1966, and a MS
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
from Stanford University. He was issued a trademark for the Oracle Easy SQL product, one of the first SQL Query Editing tools ever created, and one of Oracle's first tools. He is also credited with the invention of the DUAL table
DUAL table
The DUAL table is a special one-row table present by default in all Oracle database installations. It is suitable for use in selecting a pseudocolumn such as SYSDATE or USER.The table has a single VARCHAR2 column called DUMMY that has a value of 'X'....
in Oracle.