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On Fri, 24 Aug 2001 08:52:26 -0400, "John Jones" <john.jones_at_duke.edu>
wrote:
>Why is it then that most so-called "good" programmers can't even write
>proper SQL statements.
the answer is in the "so-called" expression.
>If you think that a good programmer can admin your database, I sure would
>hate to work for you. Can your programmers ensure that proper backups are
>done and then restore and recover databases after they have crashed.......
If they're not "so-called", then most probably they have the ability to understand the issues at stake and self-study what's needed to do the job.
Let's remember that OCP is essentially self-study too...
Cheers
Nuno Souto
nsouto_at_optushome.com.au.nospam
Received on Fri Aug 24 2001 - 09:18:50 CDT