Re: What's an Oracle DBA???

What is a code jockey?

I reckon anybody who wants to be real programmers must be able to program in C/C++/Java and in Object-Oriented in the case of C++ and Java?

>Which of course presents the viewpoint that programmers are down there and
>DBA are up there? :-)
>
>To be honest, I'll rather take a good programmer any day and turn him or her
>into a DBA than using a person with a DBA title with a few year experience
>that knows nothing about programming. A good programmer is by nature a
>technical expert, fast learner, a problem solver, excels under pressure and
>adapts quickly. All the qualities I would think important in a DBA.
>
>Never sell programmers short. But then they're a dying breed anyway, because
>not many of these Form and VB developers are real programmers - code jockeys
>is the word that comes to mind.
>
>:-)
>Billy
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Received on Sat Nov 07 1998 - 10:05:08 CST