Re: an assertion about Oracle Ed.

"m. fowler" wrote:

> I am finally working my way thru Tom Kyte's first book 'expert
> one-on-one', after reading( I am not ashamed to say, tho I've worked
> as a developer and dba w/Oracle products since the mid-80's, am OCP
> 'certified' and so on ) 'Beginning Oracle Programming'. I think
> 'expert' to be a remarkable book( though not unique - there are a few
> others from individuals with the right stuff ) - partly because it
> shows what one person with the necessary work ethic and other
> desirable qualities can accomplish, all the while making it look easy
> - he also had some formidable help, as noted here:
>
> http://wdvl.internet.com/Authoring/DB/Oracle/OneonOne/interview.html
>
> After seeing what is possible I was led to consider the following
> assertion: The number one reason for the sorry state of Oracle
> understanding is none other than Oracle Education. Aside from the
> usual diatribes that will appear I wonder how others who have thought
> a little about this over the years might respond.

I will beg to disagree. Oracle Education does a pretty good job of what it was set up to do. The problem I see is one of motivation. I work every day with people who think that a mediocre knoweldge of Oracle is sufficient. They see no compelling reason to invest a few thousand dollars in improving their skills.

And the results speak for themselves.

Daniel Morgan Received on Wed Jul 31 2002 - 15:48:16 CDT