Re: Quickets way to learn Oracle

From: Hans Forbrich <news.hans_at_telus.net>
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 12:59:28 GMT
Message-ID: <Qky6d.2479$Du2.1783@edtnps89>

Jan Gelbrich wrote:

> "Hans Forbrich" <news.hans_at_telus.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:zvq6d.1357$Du2.758_at_edtnps89...

>> Ana C. Dent wrote:
>>
>> > "John T" <john.templeton2004NOSPAM_at_blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in
>> > news:VJl6d.112638$U04.74101_at_fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk:
>> >
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> What is the quickest and the best way to learn Oracle?
>> >>
>> >> Regards
>> >>
>> >> John
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> > Read and memorize every manual listed at this URL
>> >
>> > http://www.oracle.com/pls/db92/db92.docindex?remark=homepage
>>
>> Actualy, this advice is not far from wrong, although slightly overkill.

> (You

>> only realy need to memorize 1/2 of them.)
>>
>> Seriously, anyone thinking of learning Oracle should start with the one
>> called 'Concepts' followed by 'Database Administrator's Guide' for
>> potential DBAs, or 'Developer's Guide - Fundamentals' for potential
>> developers.  Then go back and re-read the Concepts manual.
>>
>> That's BEFORE installing Oracle.
>>
>> Then follow Oracle By Example found at http://otn.oracle.com (under

> 'Select

>> Training').  That should provide enough background to _start_ learning to
>> be a junior DBA or junior Programmer.
>>
>> /Hans

>
> Well, doesn´t it mainly depend on the starting point ?
>
> A complete newbee *will* take 1-2 years to become familiar with the matter
> to some serious extent.
> It is like learning a foreign language
> with a completely unfamiliar grammar ...
> You should remember how long it took when You were at school ?
> This is not special for Oracle, but for all new complex themes to learn.
>
> A DBA with some DB2 background maybe much faster, though ...

Of course experience does matter.

Anyone who has experience with any other RDBMS will likely take LONGER to catch on to Oracle. Because a significant amount of time will be spent:

• disagreeing with Oracle's way of doing things (it can't work that way - in DB2 we ..) AND/OR
• ignoring the fundamentals and needing to restart when things don't turn out as expected (I don't need to review locking, do I ...).

/Hans Received on Wed Sep 29 2004 - 07:59:28 CDT