Re: is learning MS access beneficial to learn oracle and sql server?

aaron_kempf_at_hotmail.com wrote:
> and just for the record, in the 20 jobs i have worked in the past 5
> years-- i have seen something like a dozen FT Oracle Developers, and
> probably something like 1000 Access Developers--
>
> there is OBVIOUSLY a greater need for the last mile-- getting data
> from the backend into the hands of analysts-- that ALWAYS use MS EXCEL
> as a client tool.
>
> and while i am at it --- development in SQL Server is MUCH easier than
> Development in Oracle.
>
> I have been doing both for many years--
>
> I would honestly reccomend this:
>
> 1. Start with Access MDB.
> 2. Move to Access ADP against SQL Server.
>
> It is the best environment in the world; and it is a lot faster, more
> scalable, and easier (for developers and end users) than Oracle Forms
> or any other product out there.
>
>
>

Yes, you said it correctly, ACCESS may be a decent front end tool. It's database engine is however neither faster nor scalable.

If you want to learn Databases, use ORACLE or maybe SQL Sever.

If you want to play with GUI tools use ACCESS or maybe a JAVA IDE.

Just don't confuse the two.

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