Maybe... I would definitely consider working on APEX full time if I was older and wanted a stable job where I can just punch in 8 hours and move on with other g

Maybe... I would definitely consider working on APEX full time if I was older and wanted a stable job where I can just punch in 8 hours and move on with other goals in life. As of right now I do want to play with the "cool toys" such as the Javascript ecosystem. I wouldn't say the it is a career limiting move. You'll be dealing with PL/SQL 90% of the time when working on APEX apps. This can easily translate to other positions in the database field.