Re: Concise Resource\Book on Oraice9i

"Brian Peasland" <dba_at_remove_spam.peasland.com> wrote in message news:40562A1D.EC4780D4_at_remove_spam.peasland.com...
> > > It's probably not what you wanted to hear, but have you had a look at
> > > the Oracle documentation? -> It has tons of information <- there, more
so than
> > > you would find in any single book.
> >
> > Well, that's maybe the problem. :-)
>
> I disagree that the volume of information in the documentation is the
> problem. Rather, I would suggest that the volume of information scares
> people off, and it is running away from the docs that is the problem.
> There is no way that any single book is going to cover the breadth of
> material in the Oracle docs. What do you do when you've exhausted the
> resources of that book, but still need more information? Where do you
> go? Do you buy another book?
>
> The more people get used to using the docs, the more they will find that
> it is not really that cumbersome. I can typically find the information
> that I need from the docs in less than 3 minutes. Granted, I've worked
> with the docs before, so I do have an idea where to look in the first
> place. But if one never works with the docs, then their fear of the docs
> will never be conquered.
>
> Oracle is a complex beast. Thankfully I wasn't scared off at its breadth
> and of the amount of knowledge I need to work with it. Similarly, the
> amount of information in the docs shouldn't scare one off either.
>
> Cheers,
> Brian

They could do something about the *style*, though.

It's been a long time since I drank a white wine as dry as the Oracle doco.

;-)

Regards
HJR Received on Mon Mar 15 2004 - 17:22:29 CST