Re: Books to suggest

On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 13:57:38 +0300, Thalis Kalfigopoulos <t.kalfigopoulos_at_alumil.com> wrote:
> Apparently Jonathan's "Practical Oracle 8i" is a pretty highly appreciated/respected/used book. On
> the other hand I am a bit worried about going for such an oudated[?] Oracle version even though I
> assume from the book's Contents that it talks about a lot of Oracle's internals/basics, which
> obviously haven't changed that dramatically even in 10g. Is my assumption safe or should I be
> worried about the "8i" in the title?

>From the preface

"My strategy for tackling problems is the same regardless of the version of Oracle with which I am working, so when you read this book you don't really have to worry about which version of Oracle you are using. "

I have to say that I think if I were recommending a book to start with - especially for someone who is new to Oracle but not to the field in general - I'd go for Expert One on One Oracle from Tom Kyte.

I haven't read DBA 101 (sorry Rachel) but that ought to be a pretty good foundation type book as well.

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Niall Litchfield
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