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Home -> Community -> Mailing Lists -> Oracle-L -> RE: Nature of Oracle-l has changed
Jared,
Yes, the nature of the list has changed, so have the times. While development work here is not slowing, the direction that we're going in has changed. Oracle's development tools are just about history here replaced by PeopleSlop and JAVA. Also I've spent a significant amount of time delving into open source database options such as PostGreSQL and MySql (soon to be off the open source list I do believe). I have the "advantage" of a CIO who does not like having the business too dependent on a single vendor for anything. I must admit I don't agree since having a multitude of vendors involved causes problem resolution to stretch out since they like to point fingers at each other. Also I think MetaLink has improved a whole lot. I find 80 to 90% of the answers on Oracle related questions on MetaLink.
BTW: If you think this list has changed, subscribe to ODTUG-L. That list has just about died!!
Dick Goulet
Senior Oracle DBA
Oracle Certified 8i DBA
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 2:19 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Has anyone else noticed?
Not so long ago, we saw quite a few more questions about such things as data modeling, application security architecture, physical database design, and Oracle Designer
Not so much anymore.
Do you think it's because there are so few development projects taking place? Seems like in house development died with the dot bomb and has not begun to recover.
I know at my place of employment there is very little development, but that is due more to the size and nature of this place, as well as the management. ( they don't like in house development :( )
Now I spend my days with stuff like making NetBackup work with Oracle, migrating SAP all over the place and keeping things running.
Not that we haven't always done those things, but I miss some not having a good development project. Ah, to do some real data modeling again.
Just some food for thought.
Jared
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