On Apr 6, 8:44 pm, Galen Boyer <galen_bo..._at_yahoo.com> wrote:
> On 6 Apr 2007, J..._at_webthere.com wrote:
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> > On Apr 5, 10:16 pm, Galen Boyer <galen_bo..._at_yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> On Thu, 05 Apr 2007, nos..._at_someisp.ca wrote:
> >> > I have some experience with SQL and some exposure to PL/SQL, and
> >> > would like to advance my knowledge in both. Ideal would be a book
> >> > that covers both thoroughly at the intermediate to advanced level,
> >> > with best practices and examples of solutions to realistic
> >> > problems. I may be asking too much to find this in one book, so
> >> > recommendations for separate SQL or PL/SQL books would be
> >> > appreciated too.
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> >> Any book with Tom Kyte as the author.
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> >> --
> >> Galen Boyer
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> > I disagree with the TKyte suggestion for this post. I love Tom's
> > books and have all of them, but while they have specifics for many
> > pieces and I think everyone should own all of them, I find the SQL and
> > PL/SQL sections lacking in true application or rather, they fall short
> > because they weren't intended to be a full, through covering of the
> > SQL subject in depth. Buy Tom's books, but know why you are buying.
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> > If I had to own just two (or three) books at the Oracle intermediate
> > level, I'd probably say Jonathan Lewis' CBO Fundamentals and Dan Tow's
> > Tuning Sql.... or possibly the Art of SQl
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> I think it is more important to know why one uses the tools she uses
> than the syntax of getting things done. Deeper knowledge of a language,
> which the OP asked for, means understanding the framework. Kyte's books
> do that for you.
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> --
> Galen Boyer
Agreed, It's just not a SQL, PL/SQL, or analytics deep dive, but it
guess it could be considered intermediate. :) Syntax, isn't that what
multi-try typing is for? :)
Received on Fri Apr 06 2007 - 21:10:23 CDT
