Re: Where to Start?

Also, I suggest reading a lot. Join technet (http://technet.oracle.com), read the discussion groups, read the docco, read the stuff in Oracle Press, read whatever.

I personally recommend getting 'Oracle Essentials' - O'Reilly by Greenwald/Stackowiak/Stern - ISBN 1-56592-708-7 as a good all around jumpstart in archtecture, etc. There are many, many other good books around as well, (check out those by Loney).

Unfortunately, significant %$ of questions in these forums are result of people not having read 'the' (or any) manual. So, the more you read - and experience - the more you'll have the jump from a technical side.

That said, study the job requirements (political and social as well as technical - not just those posted). You may need to work on non-tech areas as well.

/Hans

Van Messner wrote:

> Since you have nine months, in addition to the above I'd suggest buying
> Oracle for $50 on a trial license and installing it on a home or work
> computer. You'll learn a lot just trying to get it installed and running.
> Afterwards you'll have a database to try out some of the things you'll be
> reading about.
>
> Van
>
> "Daniel A. Morgan" <dmorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message
> news:3AE90806.4A4C6579_at_exesolutions.com...
> > Great advice. I hope he takes it.
> >
> > Daniel A. Morgan
> >
> >
> >
> > Steve Long wrote:
> >
> > > first, realize that database systems are very different from programming
> > > languages. (as an aside, most programming languages such as those you
> > > mention are procedural [they dictate how to solve a problem], SQL is
> > > non-procedural [dicates what must be done, not how]).
> > >
> > > a good place to start is learning about relational databases in general
 and
> > > entity relationship diagrams. then learn SQL. then learn Oracle
 specifics.
> > >
> > > a good text to start with is referenced below.
> > >
> > >

 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0877090661/qid=988312364/sr=1-19/ref=
> > > sc_b_20/104-1415612-7582313
> > >
> > > "The Martian" <dmcgrat1_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:We_F6.29584$U4.6402415_at_news1.rdc1.tn.home.com...
> > > > There is a job opening up where I work in about 9 mos. working w/
 Oracle.
 No
> > > > prior experience is necessary; they will train whomever they select.
 I
 want
> > > > to make myself as strong a candidate as I can, by starting to
 self-study.
 I
> > > > have minimal experience as a coder (some Pascal, some FORTRAN, but not
 much
> > > > of either). Where would be the best place for me to
> > > > start studying? Thanks!
> > > >
> > > > The Martian
> > > > dmcgrat1_at_hotmail.com
> > > >
> > > >
> >
Received on Mon Apr 30 2001 - 00:30:02 CDT