Re: How much DBA stuff should a developer learn?

By senior developers I hope you are refering to their age.

That someone knows more than you, after only 18 months, doesn't make them senior no matter what their job title.

Anyone that thinks they are a senior developer and doesn't know quite a bit of the DBA side ... isn't.

Daniel Morgan

Ryan Gaffuri wrote:

> I have been a developer for about 18 months now and Ive started delving into
> the DBA side of Oracle. I have read the concepts manual and am now reading
> the manual on performance tuning. Ill have to read both of those atleast
> twice to really pick up all the information. Im slowly reading Tom Kyte's
> book as well. Its slow going since most of it is new information.
>
> Ive noticed that many "senior" developers do not bother to learn this side
> of it. What Im learning now is really opening my eyes to alot of things that
> I just took for granted. I open a cursor, ok it does what I want. Its pretty
> useful to know what is going on and how its being processed.
>
> I dont think I want to become a DBA. Ill probably head down the data
> modelling/business rules route in time, however, I think that in order to be
> an elite professional in Oracle I should learn more about the database side.
>
> Howard Rogers recommended Practical 8i. Does anyone have any other
> recommendations on specifics of what I should learn?
>
> Also, Im leaning towards getting a Masters in Software Engineering at George
> Mason... how useful is a Masters in this business? I dont have a CS degree
> and I have found that that limits my options.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ryan Gaffuri
Received on Mon Mar 04 2002 - 10:05:39 CST