users don't interface with the database through sqlplus. They use an
application. The code that comprises that application is application code,
wetrher forms,vb, some web technology or good old C.
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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
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"Sted Alana" <Sted_Alana_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3d2ac350_1_at_news.iprimus.com.au...
>
> > > "Niall Litchfield"
> > > > My guess is that the most common paths are either
> > > >
> > > > development -> (optionally) analyst ->DBA
> > >
> > > I assume development is the same as a developer.
> > >
> > > What are the roles of a developer and analyst? they seem to overlap.
> >
> > They do indeed overlap. In fact all 3 roles overlap. What I had in mind
> was
> > a loose definition something along these lines
> >
> > Developer -> Code writer. Responsible for application code.
> > Analyst -> Design role transforms user requirements into a functional
> design
> > (that the developer codes to).
> > DBA -> Responsible for maintaining, tuning and securing the
> > database/application.
>
> What do you mean by application code? can you give me examples?
>
> > Of course ideally the DBA is heavily involved at the design stage (see
> > Howards discourse on the 9i Performance Tuning course for the reasons)
and
> > in the maintaining and writing of code. Similarly the Analyst may well
> > review the design based on actual usage patterns for later development
> > phases etc etc.
> >
> > What actually happens is often." We've bought this package, it runs on
> > oracle, the supplier has customised it beyond belief and the performance
> > isn't what we were promised. Please tune the database so it works
properly
> > because we're doing a demo of the system for the Board this afternoon.
The
> > documentation should be lying around here somewhere. "
>
>
>
Received on Tue Jul 09 2002 - 06:17:17 CDT
