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Re: ?? Which book to read to become a good Database Developer ??

From: michael ngong <mngong_at_yahoo.com>
Date: 22 Feb 2002 11:00:14 -0800
Message-ID: <ecf365d5.0202221100.1c999a00@posting.google.com>


"Justin" <dontbother_at_fake.com> wrote in message news:<XYrd8.16216$lS1.3332680_at_news20.bellglobal.com>...
> Hi, there,
>
> I'm thinking about become a database developer (for enterprise, if
> possible, with EAI), probably Oracle is the only reasonable choice (?). I am
> a Java programmer, been using Oracle as back end. But havn't poke around it
> much. So basiclly I'm a kind of beginner for Oracle development.
> What book would you recommand that can get me a database developer job 3
> months down the road (not right now, of course, besides, I need time to
> read).
> I've heard "Expert one on one" is pretty good, tom kyte is smart, but I
> don't think it fits me at this stage. I need to learn a wide range of stuff,
> not too deep. Is anyone have opinion on "Oracle 8i Enterprise Development",
> it seems fit my situation, covers a lot of concepts and tools in a single
> book.
> What's your opinion on 8i vs 9i, should I start off with 9i?
> I know this is Oracle group, but I still want to ask: Should I spend time
> on other database development, i.e. DB2 and SQL server (I dislike M$, BTW).
>
> Thank you in advance
>
> Justin

Depends on where you are heading to.I will normally study the latest version Probably by the time you are done studying the version would have been everywhere.
It is clear Oracle users as far as I know move with( may be slowly) the new versions of oracle out there.If you have a system already in mind you may want to concentrate on that version. There is a book called
Oracle Certified proffessional developer Exam Guide by

Jason Couchman and Christopher Allen
The reviews are very good and I love it too As to whether you should study db2 and sql server knowlegde in never a waste
and you may end up working principally on one of those I think Oracle is for the time being more used than db2 and sql server It all depends again on where you are heading

Bliss
Michael T Ngong(Sr DBA) Received on Fri Feb 22 2002 - 13:00:14 CST

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