Re: Oracle vs MS SQL Server

Mark Ioffe wrote:
>
> Pleace advice me:
> At my school I have a choice to study Oracle or MS SQL Server. Which one is
> today's Industry is more in need for?
>
> Thanks for any input.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark

I use both. If you are aiming to become a programmer, I don't think it makes that much difference. SQL Server ships with FAR better tools, but Oracle seems to be more solid, and faster.

(OK... go ahead...flame away...)

Regardless of platform choice, I would definitely recommend learning ANSI SQL inside and out.
Learn how to do common queries and then move on to more complex ones. Many programmers lack the skill to write effective SQL code.

If you are mainly concerned with the marketability of your skills, check the newspapers in your city, and see how many jobs are avaiable for each platform. In my area, there are more SQL Server openings, but I live in Microsoft's backyard, so that may not be the case for you.

I recently read that Oracle would incorporate more and more Java into the engine. I don't know where they are going with this, but I've often fantasized about a time when we will be able to write stored procedures in a standard programming language, like Java, C++, or VBA. That would be so cool. Anyone else have any thoughts on this?

Dave

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