Re: If you allowed to keep only one book on Oracle - Which book it will be?

From: Robyn <robyn.sands_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 17:59:38 -0500
Message-ID: <ece8554c1002011459t46d2ec19oa90016c2e94db09c_at_mail.gmail.com>

Me too ... I keep having to move several entries down the search page to find the useful link.

As for the books, I seldom buy or use books that are written specifically for the latest version, especially if those books appear too quickly after the release. I prefer to use the Oracle documentation or the web to get answers on new features and commands, as it adapts as more info becomes available. There are exceptions: I love Larry Carpenter's Oracle Data Guard 11g Handbook and I did buy the Pro Oracle Spatial for 11g, but that was because I didn't need to use spatial prior to 11g.

The books I value most are the ones that provide a more thorough understanding of a topic: Millsap/Holt is one, Jonathan Lewis' Practical Oracle 8i is very tattered from use and I keep James Morle's Scaling Oracle8i nearby. (OS guys love that book - sharing it or the pdf copy is a good way to make friends). Chris Antognini's Troubleshooting Oracle Performance is a very comprehensive treatment and I suspect it will stand the test of time as well. Books are best for material that will be useful for a long time - then I can mark it up and refer to it later.

But picking just one? I can't imagine relying on just one source for any topic, especially Oracle.

On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 5:25 PM, Jared Still <jkstill_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> I've seen a lot of those recently.
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> Quite often the question has never been answered.
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> This is in regards to all searches, not just those Oracle related.
>
> Jared Still
> Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist
> Oracle Blog: http://jkstill.blogspot.com
> Home Page: http://jaredstill.com
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>
>
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> On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Guillermo Alan Bort <cicciuxdba_at_gmail.com>wrote:
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>> Is it just me or are you getting a lot of 'bogus' results from goolge.
>> Specially those pointing to sites that 'answer' questions... magically JUST
>> the question you have, and they charge you to see the answer. I hate those.
>> Google is loosing its usefullness for Oracle-related searches for me... I've
>> come to rely mostly in oracle-l and Tahiti... not even ML, since the crappy
>> flash upgrade.
>> Alan.-
>>
>>
>

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