Re: Oracle Taking Control

<dbaplusplus_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1131299265.760105.121750_at_g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>I seem to see off and on threads in this news group where there is
> ugly discussion on Developers vs DBA. I was lucky to work in a company
> for many years where I got to work both as a developer and DBA .
> However, I had to leave the company and find a new job. I found putting
> all my skills on my resume did not get me a job for quite a while
> because developers did not want someone who also has DBA skills, and
> DBA groups were uncomfortable in hiring someone who knows development.
> It is sad state of affairs and shows how people politics and desire to
> control always has predominance over what one knows.
>
> After that I removed all my developments skills when applying for a DBA
> job and vice versa. Luckily I found a DBA job. Good for me my new job
> does not have many developers because we use canned application, but
> once in a while I do find opportunity to write Java code to develop
> interfaces with other systems.
>
> It is disgusting to see such threads and I hope people become more open
> minded as well there are jobs which encourage many skills instead of
> stenotype roles of DBA and developer.
>

Strange ... I believe the best DBA's are those that did a few years of software development and db designing. Don't see why a company would refuse a DBA with previous development skills.

Matthias Received on Sun Nov 06 2005 - 11:54:28 CST