Re: How much DBA stuff should a developer learn?

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

In my humble opinion, the more you know about many of the DBA concepts, the better a developer you typically become.

hth
connor

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