I've seen developer only commit after a very very long transaction which
hangs the production DB because it simply hold the rollback segment for
ages! So do you say some knowledge of DB would help that kind of developer?
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Best Regards,
Kai Yuen Kiang
MIS Analyst
Cytech Technology Ltd.
Tel: (852) 2378-2225
Fax: (852) 2375-7700
http://www.cytecht.com
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> Posted this on .misc by accident. There are alot more DBA's here... so
> decided to try here...
>
> I have been a developer for about 18 months now and Ive started delving
into
> the DBA side of Oracle. I have read the concepts manual and am now reading
> the manual on performance tuning. Ill have to read both of those atleast
> twice to really pick up all the information. Im slowly reading Tom Kyte's
> book as well. Its slow going since most of it is new information.
>
> Ive noticed that many "senior" developers do not bother to learn this side
> of it. What Im learning now is really opening my eyes to alot of things
that
> I just took for granted. I open a cursor, ok it does what I want. Its
pretty
> useful to know what is going on and how its being processed.
>
> I dont think I want to become a DBA. Ill probably head down the data
> modelling/business rules route in time, however, I think that in order to
be
> an elite professional in Oracle I should learn more about the database
side.
>
> Howard Rogers recommended Practical 8i. Does anyone have any other
> recommendations on specifics of what I should learn?
>
> Also, Im leaning towards getting a Masters in Software Engineering at
George
> Mason... how useful is a Masters in this business? I dont have a CS degree
> and I have found that that limits my options.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ryan Gaffuri
>
>
Received on Tue Mar 05 2002 - 00:02:15 CST
