And OCP only need the memorize part ;-)
(I could not resisted that one)
- Rachel Carmichael <carmichr_at_hotmail.com> a écrit :
> Guy,
>
> Bravo! We are paid for our experience and our
> ability to THINK. Any one can
> memorize.. but applying what they have memorized is
> a skill that is worth
> big bucks.
>
> That, and the ability not to panic when something
> goes wrong :)
>
> Rachel
>
>
> >From: guy ruth hammond <grh_at_agency.com>
> >Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
> >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
> >Subject: Re: Your frank opinion
> >Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 01:18:11 -0800
> >
> >Deepak Sharma wrote:
> > >
> > > Joe,
> > >
> > > Absolutely true. Knowledge is what we get paid
> for.
> > > This has been my experience too regd the work I
> have
> > > been doing, (esp. Physical DBA).
> >
> >Ah, but we're not really paid for knowledge.
> Consider: everything
> >I know about Oracle (and a whole lot more besides)
> you can get for
> >the price of downloading Adobe Acrobat, then
> registering on Oracle
> >Technology Network. While it is true that it is
> possible to make a
> >living as a "walking encyclopedia", our value is
> that we can take
> >knowledge of the technology, and the business
> scenario, and combine
> >them into a solution. Latter day alchemists, if you
> please :0)
> >
> >When I was a kid at school, you could earn gold
> stars on the chart
> >on the wall (this was a long time ago... ) by
> standing in front of
> >the class and reciting a multiplication table. Even
> back then, I never
> >bothered to memorize them, like the other kids did:
> I'd just work them
> >out whenever I needed to. And nowadays, I'd be hard
> pressed to describe
> >some of the more obscure SQL syntax, but I can just
> look that up. Our
> >skill is knowing what can be done, then reducing it
> to what should be
> >done. Oh, and knowing how to post to this list ;0)
> >
> >g
> >
> >
> >
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