Re: tools for PL/SQL development

Hi,
 IMO, using tools like Toad etc is far too dangerous in the hands of developers,
 this is really just point and click, and oops, accidently dropped a trigger i didn't mean to, or changed a stored procedure in-line, without checking the modification into revision control.

 these kinds of mishaps more than outweigh the gain from not having to type
 if- then- else or procedure declarations.

 productivity does not nessecarily come from using fancy "easy" tools.

Karsten

Andrew Hardy <junkmail@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message news:<c14ser$f0o$1_at_sun-cc204.lut.ac.uk>...
> Pete Finnigan wrote:
>
> > In article <1077236289.2191_at_yasure>, Daniel Morgan
> > <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> writes
> >
> >>Cris Carampa wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>My boss wants me to evalutate tools for enhancing productivity in PL/SQL
> >>>development, like TOAD or Embarcadero SQL Debugger, but I'm currently
> >>>happy with my "franciscan" enviroment (vi+sqlplus) :) Am I such a
> >>>dinosaur? Which tools are you PL/SQL developers using?
> >>>
> >>>Thank you. Kind regards,
> >>
> >>In my opinion ... stay with SQL*Plus and invest the money in getting
> >>some good training. The best tools on the planet don't make you more
> >>prouctive unless you already know what you are doing.
> >>
> >
> > very good point Daniel, sometimes missed by many. You do indeed need to
> > known what you are pointing and clicking at! - go for the gui tools
> > after you are comfortable with the mechanics behind what you are
> > actually trying to do.
> >
> > cheers
> >
> > pete
> >
> Not sure I totally agree.
>
> The OP was talking about PL/SQL development. Using SQL*Plus to do such
> development isn't really the ideal tool - you're looking for an
> environment to make a developer's life easier.
Received on Fri Feb 20 2004 - 09:03:31 CST