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Ed Prochak wrote:
> Mark Bole wrote:
>> HansF wrote: >> >>> On Thu, 26 May 2005 14:25:43 -0700, DJP interested us by writing: >>>> I had a n00b question about Oracle.[...]
Well put, better than what I said.
(In regard to HansF, I was trying to gently chide him on his false modesty; I think the quality of his postings here has shown him to be quite a bit more than "barely competent".)
Chapter 1 of the 1978 Kernighan/Ritchie book on C programming introduced me to a great concept -- the "hello world" program, which is now the de facto first exercise for learning almost any programming language.
What I would like to see is the same approach used for persons such as the OP, the equivalent of a "hello world" for Oracle:
"Here's the Oracle download site, here's the online documentation, when you can successfully demonstrate the on-line commands for determining what tables are in the SCOTT schema and what they contain, then we'll talk some more..."
How this exercise is handled will tell you a lot about whether it's worthwhile investing more time in helping the individual.
-Mark Bole Received on Fri May 27 2005 - 13:26:58 CDT