Re: DBA for Dummies

From: Thomas B. Cox <tbcox23_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 15:34:33 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.003FFBD8.20020129152602@fatcity.com>

Don't jump too fast. I write book reviews from time to time for Oracle Magazine and others. If I were in a waiting room with time to kill I might well be reading one of my to-be-reviewed books, and DBA for Dummies might be one of them.

On a slightly related note, I never bothered to take the Oracle 8i (or was it 8.0?) OCP exam ... because I helped proof read all the questions and answers. So, my lack of the 8[i] OCP credential is not necessarily indicative of a lack of knowledge.

But I do understand your point.

 -Tom

• orantdba <orantdba_at_netscape.net> wrote:
  > Hi All,
  >
  > Just a funny little story, one day I was interviewing some
  > consultants
  > that had been recommended by a rather large (nameless) consultancy.
  > The
  > administrative assistant indicated that my next interviewee was in
  > the
  > waiting room. As I approached the waiting room I looked throught the
  >
  > blinds and they were reading a DBA for Dummies book. When your
  > resume'
  > says you are "King of the World" and your company wants to charge
  > "Big
  > Bucks" to use you, sitting in the waiting room reading that
  > particular
  > book does not inspire confidence.
  >
  > John
  

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